I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
First submitted my resume through WD employee, then WD HR schedured phone interview, The phone interview was mostly general questions about me. The last step was on-site interview. I did 8 1-on-1, 30min each.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at WD (Bengaluru) in Feb 2026
Interview
Initially 3 rounds were scheduled. 2 Online (Elimination, means On-Site round will be conducted based on performance of online interviews), 1 On-Site (face-to-face). After 2 online rounds, recruiter informed me they planning to hire for Principal Engineer position (which was 2 level above where i was working) so they conducted one more online round before On-Site round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Digital Design, IP Development, Coding. AMBA protocols.
I applied for a remote position and stated a salary within their range. HR says since I'm remote, she will have to offer $15k less. Wtf? I live in a high-cost coastal CA city. HR ends the interview saying they'll get in touch with me by end of week and that they don't ghost candidates, and they ended up ghosting me. How bizarre. I would never expect this from a company like Western Digital. HR seemed very inexperienced and unprofessional.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at WD (Taipei) in Feb 2022
Interview
Three level interview with free talk, kind and professional.
The focus of the interview is on how you think.
They value prompt and complete responses.
They are trying to see how you answer questions and how quickly you respond.
