Is AMD a good company to work for as a Design Engineer II?

Design Engineer II professionals working at AMD have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 102 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of AMD employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer II Jobs at AMD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer II interview questions at AMD .

Does AMD pay Design Engineer II employees well?

Design Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at AMD with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 102 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer II salaries and benefits at AMD .

What are the top reviewed jobs at AMD?

Software Engineer (195) , Intern (171) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (166) , Member Of Technical Staff (150) , Senior Software Engineer (143) , Senior Design Engineer (108) , Engineer (94) , Senior Silicon Design Engineer (86) , Silicon Design Engineer II (76) , Silicon Design Engineer (74) , Internship (73) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (60) , 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 483 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 448 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 321 reviews)); "Pay was good and job was interesting." ((in 206 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 199 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 230 reviews)); "low salary and not many" ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff (yearly twice)" ((in 137 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 53 reviews))

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4.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

100% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Design Engineer II employees have rated AMD with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 102 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. AMD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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102 reviews

4.0

Oct 7, 2025

DV engineer

Silicon design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional team, talented colleagues, organized

Cons

Too many management layers, complicated communication

5.0

Oct 4, 2025

Wonderful place to work

Silicon design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, great management. Office is beautiful. Room for growth and management that listens to you.

Cons

Compensation could be more competitive.

4.0

Jul 5, 2025

Good benefits overall, but experience varies a lot depending on team.

Silicon design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In general, colleagues are technically strong. Good employee benefits and professional managers and HR.

Cons

Can feel like a startup depending on team as in sometimes you'll get random work, which won't contribute much.

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