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      Senior Staff Engineer Interview

      30 May 2015
      Anonymous employee
      San Jose, CA

      Other Senior Staff Engineer interview reviews for WD

      Senior Staff Engineer Interview

      13 Oct 2015
      Anonymous employee
      San Jose, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2013

      Interview

      There was an initial phone interview with the hiring manager, followed by an on-site interview. During the on-site interview, I talked to the hiring manager, another manager, the recruiter, and several future coworkers. Each person took around 30 minutes. I was shuttled in, interviewed and shuttled out in the same day. We went out to lunch in between. The recruiter was a little sketchy and indirectly asked for some information that I did not think was appropriate. It gave me some pause to think about what kind of a place this was.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you okay with working long hours?
      Answer question
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2014

      Interview

      The whole process is: 1 run of telephone screen + 1 day on-site. The on-site interview started with 40mins presentation and followed by 1:1 with interview committee. The interview questions contained both technical questions and work ethic questions. The interviewers are friendly. They also answered my questions about the company business, job responsibility, and work environment.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How to work with people having different technical and culture background? Explain with examples.
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      Senior Staff Engineer Interview

      6 Jan 2014
      Anonymous employee
      Fremont, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at WD (Fremont, CA) in Apr 2010

      Interview

      Half day process. 1. meeting with hiring manager. 2 meeting with 3-4 colleagues, 3. meeting with the HR to wrap up. 30 minutes for each interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      No difficult technical questions for you if you are in the "circle" of magnetic recording. People have to show team spirit, tolerance of the possible extra working hours and motivation for this job.
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