Is AMD a good company to work for as a Sr silicon design engineer?

Sr silicon design engineer professionals working at AMD have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 292 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of AMD employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr silicon design engineer Jobs at AMD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr silicon design engineer interview questions at AMD .

Does AMD pay Sr silicon design engineer employees well?

Sr silicon design engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at AMD with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 292 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr silicon design engineer salaries at AMD.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AMD?

Software Engineer (198) , Intern (174) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (168) , Member Of Technical Staff (150) , Senior Software Engineer (146) , Senior Design Engineer (108) , Engineer (95) , Senior Silicon Design Engineer (86) , Silicon Design Engineer II (79) , Silicon Design Engineer (78) , Internship (75) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (64) , Design Engineer (58) , Senior Engineer (52)

What are the pros of working at AMD according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance but you’re kind of pigeonholed with a finance role here stock could be worth a lot in next years though" ((in 505 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 441 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 331 reviews)); "Pay is good but in today's market will not increase much after you onboard." ((in 213 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 207 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AMD according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 224 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff (yearly twice)" ((in 132 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Lack of leadership that never ventured in to any new markets/products other than CPU's.." ((in 50 reviews))

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4.2

88% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

96% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

Sr. Silicon Design Engineer employees have rated AMD with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Silicon Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. AMD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Silicon Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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292 reviews

4.0

Jul 21, 2026

Decent work-life balance, but pay is low

Silicon design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not too much of a bad WLB as long as Manager is good

Cons

Low salary as compared to peers

4.0

Jul 12, 2026

Growth opportunities come with long hours and stress

Silicon design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities for growth and learning

Cons

Long working hours, high stress environment

4.0

Jul 5, 2026

Good company with good mentorship but need to invest time in overheads like team communications and fixing tech debt

Silicon design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and great mentorship

Cons

Technical infrastructure is all a mess

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