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

Firmware Design Engineer professionals working at AMD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 38 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of AMD employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Firmware Design Engineer Jobs at AMD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Firmware Design Engineer interview questions at AMD .

Does AMD pay Firmware Design Engineer employees well?

Firmware Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at AMD with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 38 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Firmware Design Engineer salaries at AMD.

How happy are Firmware Design Engineer professionals working at AMD?

89% of Firmware Design Engineer employees at AMD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Firmware Design Engineer professionals have also rated AMD with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AMD?

Software Engineer (197) , Intern (174) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (168) , Member Of Technical Staff (150) , Senior Software Engineer (144) , Senior Design Engineer (108) , Engineer (95) , Senior Silicon Design Engineer (86) , Silicon Design Engineer II (79) , Internship (74) , Silicon Design Engineer (74) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (63) , 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 504 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 438 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 325 reviews)); "Pay was good and job was interesting." ((in 214 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 198 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 235 reviews)); "Low Salary and lack of clarity" ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff (yearly twice)" ((in 137 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 80 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 52 reviews))

AMD Firmware Design Engineer reviews

3.6

89% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

87% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Firmware Design Engineer employees have rated AMD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Firmware Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. AMD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Firmware Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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38 reviews

5.0

Jul 1, 2020

AMD Review

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company in terms of additional benefits. Big in scale.

Cons

Bad company in terms of employee benefits and adjustment issues.

1.0

Aug 3, 2018

underpaid and overworked

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible (but long) schedule and gym

Cons

underpaid and overworked. managers are not technical. careful when managers ask you to work extra hours during bring up. bonus often falls short of the target. also, the finance people only cares about their bottom line and not you. location in austin is kind fo suburb-ish and you need to drive to get anywhere

4.0

Jul 24, 2018

Great place to start off career or even stay at for a long time

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, very experienced seniors most of whom know what they are talking about Depending on your goals, you can stay here and keep learning new things for a very long time or you can build a solid foundation for starting your career.

Cons

There are some political push and pulls, this unavoidable at big companies such as AMD it is what it is

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