WD Principal Engineer interview questions
Updated Mar 21, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 14%OtherOther
- 14%Applied onlineApplied online
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 7%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
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WD interviews FAQs
- Principal Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at WD with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Principal Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WD overall takes an average of 23 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at WD as a Principal Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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