Is WD a good company to work for as a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer?

Senior Staff Software Development Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 216 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of WD employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Staff Software Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Staff Software Development Engineer interview questions at WD .

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (107) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (48) , Test Engineer (44) , Manager (43) , Senior Firmware Engineer (36) , Internship (34)

What are the pros of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Very flexible and good work/life balance." ((in 363 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 227 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 211 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Constant restructuring and layoffs." ((in 79 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews))

WD Senior Staff Software Development Engineer reviews

3.6

80% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Irving Tan

98% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Senior Staff Software Development Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Staff Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Staff Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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216 reviews

2.0

Oct 3, 2013

Working environment

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) dont have night tele-conf as all the customer are base in malaysia or thailand

Cons

1) Working environment is not good. We have to keep complaining about the toilet only will have imporvement. The basic needs were not taken care by the employer 2) No flexi hours. You need to come in before 9am.

5.0

Apr 13, 2013

Great company to work for, talented engineers, open communication

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Moderate job security, camaraderie among peers, flexible hours.

Cons

high stress environment, somewhat cramped work areas.

3.0

Jan 31, 2013

Trashing the Culture & Life

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Basic MNC benefits which is slightly above local company standard

Cons

Subpar to other MNC benchmark in terms of benefits & worklife balance. Uncertainty in work security demotivates working level & career path in certain department or under some supervisors are discouraging. No culture enrichment, losing corporate identity & pride as an employee.

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