I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AMD (Markham, ON) in Jan 2025
Interview
1 hour: 30 minute behavioral/resume walk through, 30 minute technical portion with conceptual OS questions and coding. 2 interviewers, one tech lead and one senior developer. Heard back few days after with verbal offer from HR. Prepped OS concepts, C/C++, and DSA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to build your own OS, what would you need to build?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AMD (Markham, ON) in Sep 2024
Interview
Here was the general interview process for me:
1. 5-10min phone screen
2. First round: 1hr technical with 2-4 SMTS
3. Second round: 1hr technical with 2-4 SMTS
4. Offer
The whole process took approx. 2-3 weeks from application to offer.
Overall, the interviewers were extremely patient, understanding, and friendly. They were happy to give hints throughout the interview to help guide and orient you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of computer architecture questions (e.x. floating point representation, bit representation, caching, etc.)
Along with some basic OS questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AMD (Markham, ON) in Feb 2022
Interview
The interview happened over zoom, although it felt like the candidate was already chosen by the time I was interviewed. The format was rapid fire technical knowledge questions. I always wanted to work at amd but this disillusioned me