Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
56
/100
Business
Hard drives
Founded
56 years ago
Apr 23, 1970
Employees
40,000
TrueUp
Rank
#57
Valuation
$183 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#45
Company type
Public$WDC
Tags
Western Digital is a Hard drives company with 335 job openings. It is currently valued at $183 billion as a public company. 40,000 people work at Western Digital. The company was founded in 1970.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
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🐢
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Jobs
Open jobs
335
TrueUp
Rank
#112
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
83
(25%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
36
(11%)
3.
Vertical Specific
28
(8%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
20
(6%)
5.
Data & Analytics
13
(4%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇲🇾 Malaysia
119
(36%)
2.
🇺🇸 United States
60
(18%)
3.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
53
(16%)
4.
🇨🇳 China
25
(7%)
5.
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
15
(4%)
Financials
Revenue
$12billion
trailing 12mo
TrueUp
Rank
#72
Western Digital's revenue would rank #150 among country GDPs
#149
Somalia$12 B
Somalia$12 B#150Western Digital$12 B
Western Digital$12 B#151
Malawi$11 B
Malawi$11 BRevenue growth (vs. same quarter last year)
45.5%
TrueUp
Rank
#68
MULTIPLES
Valuation per employee
$4.6 million
Revenue per employee
$0.3 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
78%
100+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 76% of tech co's
People
Employees
40,000
Rankings and awards
Fortune 500
2026
Fortune Most Admired
2026
Wall Street Journal Best-Managed Companies
2025
Fortune 500
2025
Wall Street Journal Best-Managed Companies
2024
More rankings Layoffs
Feb 2026 · 4 months ago
47 impacted
Jan 2026 · 5 months ago
87 impacted
Jan 2024 · 2 years ago
60 impacted
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
1% (4 jobs)
H1B sponsorships (2025)
76
TrueUp
Rank
#145
Top posts
History
IPO date
Nov 10, 1978
48 years ago
Compare to other companies
Job openings
335
Employees
40,000
Founded
56 years ago
Valuation
$183 billion
Trajectory Score
56
