OK place to work if you are interested in ASIC engineering, but be prepared to put up with bad leadership. - Senior Design Engineer AMD Employee Review

3.0
5 Aug 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very good work / life balance - Flexible hours - Generally nice people to work with - Competitive salary - Some positions not very stressful

Cons

- Poor training for new employees - Future outlook of company is uncertain (due to recent financial difficulties, etc.) - Average benefits - Professional / career growth quickly becomes limited - Questionable leadership (senior management and above) - Questionable promotion process: undeserving individuals often get promoted before those who deserve it

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a big company. So, a lot of great benefits and high pay. Also, a lot of opportunity for career advancement and internal transfers if a particular job/team doesn't fit (to avoid losing RSUs). Plus, they're not too hard on you regarding performance since all the performance reviews are qualitative rather than quantitative (that could be both a pro and a con, honestly).

Cons

It's a big company. So, a lot of bureaucracy. They get in the way of themselves requiring endless approvals for spending. Also small organizations within AMD being territorial about their particular domain rather than being as open as possible inhibits rapid progress. Also, pushing for "diversity and inclusion" is racist. They should ignore race, not try to have a representative sampling of the population. I give them a low score there because DEI is racist. But not minimal because it's only something the HR dept cares about, normal employees effectively ignore race from what I can tell. So even if management is woke, the company (the individuals) are not.

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