Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
55
/100
Business
Hard drives
Founded
56 years ago
Apr 23, 1970
Employees
40,000
TrueUp
Rank
#37
Valuation
$220 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#38
Company type
Public$WDC
Tags
Western Digital is a Hard drives company with 277 job openings. It is currently valued at $220 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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Jobs
Open jobs
277
TrueUp
Rank
#146
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
72
(26%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
40
(14%)
3.
Business Operations & Program Management
17
(6%)
4.
Data & Analytics
12
(4%)
5.
Vertical Specific
12
(4%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇲🇾 Malaysia
85
(31%)
2.
🇺🇸 United States
59
(21%)
3.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
47
(17%)
4.
🇨🇳 China
14
(5%)
5.
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
11
(4%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
Financials
Revenue
$12billion
trailing 12mo
TrueUp
Rank
#71
If Western Digital were a country
Trailing 12-month revenue, ranked among national 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
#69
MULTIPLES
Valuation per employee
$5.5 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
Source: Public data
Rankings and awards
TrueUp Power 50
2026
Fortune 500 #432
2026
Fortune Most Admired
2026
Wall Street Journal Best-Managed Companies #230
2025
Fortune 500 #329
2025
Wall Street Journal Best-Managed Companies #217
2024
Layoffs
Feb 2026 · 6 months ago
47 impacted
Jan 2026 · 6 months ago
87 impacted
Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
60 impacted
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
1% (3 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
277
Employees
40,000
Founded
56 years ago
Valuation
$220 billion
Trajectory Score
55
