July 20, 2026
WD Malaysia Receives Sustainability Recognition
Western Digital's Malaysia operations received three awards covering responsible manufacturing, workforce development and storage innovation.
#Malaysia #Sustainability
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westerndigital.comAbout the company
Legal name
Western Digital CorporationFounded
1970
Headquarters
San Jose, California, United States
Industry
Data-storage hardware and infrastructure
Listed on
Nasdaq: WDC
Chief Executive Officer
Irving Tan
Chief Financial Officer
Kris Sennesael
Employees
About 40,000 at June 27, 2025
Revenue (FY2025)
US$9.52 billion
Revenue (Q3 FY2026)
US$3.34 billionWestern Digital, also known as WD, develops hard disk drives and storage infrastructure for hyperscale cloud providers, enterprises, creative professionals and consumers.
The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker WDC.
Western Digital completed the separation of its flash business into Sandisk in February 2025. The continuing HDD company reported US$9.52 billion in FY2025 revenue.
Key People
Irving Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Kris Sennesael
Chief Financial Officer
Ahmed Shihab
Chief Product Officer
Scott Davis
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
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Interview process at Western Digital
(Fewer than 10 Indeed interviews on the Western Digital Corp profile)Interview experience
Favorable
Interview difficulty
Medium
Interview process length
About a week
Overall experience
EasyDifficult
Interview process length
About a day or two33%
About a week50%
About a month17%
More than one month0%
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Western Digital Interview Questions & Answers
Q: Tell me about yourself.
A: Give a concise career narrative, highlight the experience most relevant to storage or engineering and explain why this role is the next step.
Answer by AI
- Build a clear narrative.
- Select relevant evidence.
- End with role fit.
Q: Why are you interested in Western Digital?
A: Connect the company's HDD and data-infrastructure work to a specific technical interest and a capability you can contribute.
Answer by AI
- Name a specific product area.
- Connect it to your skills.
- State your contribution.
Q: What are macros in C, and how would you write one to calculate the area of a square?
A: Explain textual substitution and parenthesize both the argument and full expression to reduce precedence errors, while noting repeated-evaluation risks.
Answer by AI
- Define preprocessing.
- Use protective parentheses.
- Mention side effects.
Q: Write a program to test whether a number is prime.
A: Handle values below two, then test divisors only through the square root and stop as soon as a factor is found.
Answer by AI
- Cover edge cases.
- Limit the search.
- State complexity.
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Western Digital Salaries in India (Updated 2026)
Staff Engineer
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹20 lakh to ₹29 lakh per year
161 Salaries submitted
Senior Engineer
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹16 lakh to ₹20 lakh per year
123 Salaries submitted
Principal Engineer
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹30 lakh to ₹48 lakh per year
83 Salaries submitted
Firmware Engineer
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹14 lakh to ₹16 lakh per year
63 Salaries submitted
Senior Software Engineer
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹13 lakh to ₹19 lakh per year
47 Salaries submitted
Software Engineer
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹10 lakh to ₹19 lakh per year
47 Salaries submitted
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Benefits
On-the-job training and learning resources
Internal career movement opportunities
Education reimbursement based on local eligibility
Medical coverage based on location
Dental coverage based on location
Vision coverage based on location
Employee assistance program
Wellness program
Employee stock purchase plan based on eligibility
Life and disability insurance based on location
Employee discounts
Paid time off based on local policy
Latest News & Updates
June 1, 2026
WD Presents AI Data Infrastructure at Computex
Western Digital used Computex 2026 to explain the role of persistent, high-capacity storage in AI systems.
#AI #Computex
View postMay 28, 2026
WD Appoints Manuvir Das to Its Board
Manuvir Das joined the board with experience spanning enterprise AI, data infrastructure and cloud computing.
#Leadership #Board
View postMay 20, 2026
WD Survey Examines AI Infrastructure Priorities
A Western Digital customer survey found growing focus on storage reliability, predictable economics and capacity growth.
#Research #Infrastructure
View postMay 14, 2026
WD Joins S&P Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index
Western Digital entered the 2026 North America index for the first time based on environmental, social, governance and economic measures.
#Recognition #Governance
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Western Digital builds hard disk drives and storage infrastructure for cloud, enterprise, professional and consumer uses.
