Nice people, Exciting work... Scary Future - Software Engineer II AMD Employee Review

4.0
Mar 5, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Most people are very friendly - One of the best work/life balances I've ever seen from a tech company - Interesting work and often open to new ideas - Good pay, good benefits, promotions were readily obtainable. I watched one guy I worked with go from an intermediate-level engineer to a senior engineer to a member of staff to a senior member of staff in like... 5 years.

Cons

- Very poor morale from employees... not surprising since 1/3 of them just got layed off seemingly at random - The desktop/laptop market is dying quickly, leaving management to struggle to try to find a different niche for them to fall into. - Like any other big company, you have to put up with a lot of bureaucracy

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Engineering led company Smart people to work with Always learning

Cons

Processes and checks/balances not always followed (no strong rigid process flow which can be good/bad) Company still too consumer product focused (versus corporate) in many divisions

3.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is really nice. 3/4 managers I've had actually seem to care! Nice location for most folks.

Cons

They will keep you on contract until they literally cannot anymore. Getting hired on full-time is like pulling teeth.

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