An OK place - Senior Principal Engineer Firmware WD Employee Review

3.0
Jan 8, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Irvine location. Integration of HGST and SanDisk would made WD a big player in the storage market

Cons

- Way too many layoffs ins the last 2 years. At least 4 layoffs in the last 2 years when I was there. - Company was in a massive integration efforts (of 3 companies) so the overall employee morale were low. - Not a lot of new technologies development

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5.0
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Pros

The company has a good culture, with hard-working and smart employees.

Cons

The salary may be relatively low, with limited room for growth.

5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Very helpful and responsible teams

Cons

Never met bad things last 2 years

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