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 103 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 103 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 (196) , Intern (174) , 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 (77) , Silicon Design Engineer (74) , Internship (73) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (61) , 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 500 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 446 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 321 reviews)); "Pay is good but in today's market will not increase much after you onboard." ((in 210 reviews)); "AMD appears to be concerned about the employee and does provide good benefits and health perks for the employee and family." ((in 202 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 228 reviews)); "low salary and not many" ((in 167 reviews)); "Not profitable lately and annual layoff have been demoralizing" ((in 130 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 75 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 54 reviews))

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4.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(103 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 103 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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103 reviews

4.0

Jun 10, 2026

Great perks, but terrible work-life balance

Silicon design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks and RSUs Relaxed WFH and WFO

Cons

Work life balance is terrible

3.0

Mar 10, 2026

Good company but pay is average

Silicon design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-> Office is near metro station. -> Managers hear us. You know what I meant! You can go and tell you have difficulty and managers hear you. -> Flexible work so far. -> They work on challenging designs.

Cons

-> Pay is average, nothing extraordinary. -> Tapeout cycle might burn you a lot, but it is kind of same everywhere so not really a cons, if you think.

5.0

Jan 3, 2026

Cutting-edge role

Silicon design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, lots of support, interesting

Cons

aggressive deadlines, stressful, timezone differences

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