AMD Reviews

I have been working at AMD full-time for more than a year

Pros – I had the opportunity to work with some great people and learned a lot in this particular role. I also liked the flexible schedule/remote working ability.

Cons – A lot of power politics - information is often highly controlled and trying to get relevant information was a challenge at times. There are some people who have managed to make it to leadership roles that are not, in my opinion, quite ready to be there. Leadership entails the ability to listen.

Advice to Senior Management – monitor progress of those transitioning into lead roles. Some of them are not quite ready for their roles.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at AMD full-time for less than a year

Pros – Learn about customer relations and customer support work with documentation and learn about company's product lines. Get connected to multiple departments and learned from more experienced engineers

Cons – Slow technical grows, however substantial breadth of knowledge

Advice to Senior Management – Provide more opportunities for grows

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at AMD full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – hi quality work
short commute
good boss
decent pay

Cons – its a unintended "not for profit"

Advice to Senior Management – keep up with industry salaries

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at AMD full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – There are incredibly talented people that work day and night for this company, bar none the best and brightest in the world. I've learned so much about how things work in a big corporate office setting that I'll take with me throughout my career. Also, the intramural sports leagues seem like fun, and the on-site gym is kept very well!

Cons – Not much really, but I would say that I as well as many other former employees felt the squeeze of the new CEO. The cost cutting was absolutely hurting our morale, not just in the department but the whole company. Then the eventual rounds of annual layoffs occured. Maybe it's more fun to work in the consumer products side than the workstation/professional side.

Advice to Senior Management – Seriously, find the sweet spots and execute. If you play like Intel within, you will lose to Intel out there. Also, find technologies that are in demand and will gain serious traction before even whispering a word about it to the public. Keep your promises.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at AMD full-time for less than a year

Pros – good pay, good benefit, good work environment

Cons – no life, work balance at all

Advice to Senior Management – no

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at AMD full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - Working with amazingly smart people
- Great products and partners to work with
- Amazing work/life balance

Cons – - Alignment issues and unclear roles and responsibilities caused confusion and duplication of efforts
- Morale issues due to annual layoffs and budget cuts
- Lack of direction and follow through

Advice to Senior Management – Set a clear path, execute, and underpromise/overdeliver

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at AMD full-time for more than a year

Pros – Nice env to work and wfh

Cons – No long term product plans

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at AMD full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Love the Austin Area
Some very smart people to work with
In 2 duopolies (x86 + PC graphics) should yield lots of opportunities

Cons – Management by be-rating is common (the beatings will continue until morale improves)
Failed to be credible 2nd source to Intel in x86. Why would being a 2nd source in ARM help ?
Challenges with process and yields renders many plans moot

Advice to Senior Management – Focus more on the people. Now that AMD is fabless, people are one of the best assets
Develop managers and directors that grow employees
Encourage more cross-team and cross-function collaboration versus CYA behavior

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at AMD full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Relatively strong engineering team and good culture. Good place for fresh graduates to learn and pick up the skills.

Cons – Management needs to be improved. Product Road map should be well set up and executed. There were too many projects cancelled and that's a big waste.

Advice to Senior Management – Take the responsibility of leading the organization and the products development.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at AMD as an intern for less than a year

Pros – good technical exposure and teams are very experienced

Cons – did not get full time offer

Advice to Senior Management – none

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company