Is AMD a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at AMD have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 175 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of AMD employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at AMD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at AMD .

Does AMD pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at AMD with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 175 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at AMD .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at AMD?

89% of Software Developer employees at AMD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated AMD with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

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 491 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 449 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 324 reviews)); "Pay was good and job was interesting." ((in 213 reviews)); "AMD appears to be concerned about the employee and does provide good benefits and health perks for the employee and family." ((in 204 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 226 reviews)); "low salary and not many" ((in 165 reviews)); "Not profitable lately and annual layoff have been demoralizing" ((in 133 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 71 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 51 reviews))

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4.0

89% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

99% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

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4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Software Developer employees have rated AMD with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. AMD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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175 reviews

5.0

Mar 29, 2010

For Silicon guys...great place to work...for S/W guys better than most of hard core s/w firms

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

> Open culture > Less Process > Friendly n understanding Mgmt

Cons

<Salary < Market Position < Less importance given to s/w

3.0

Mar 10, 2010

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Firm encourages taking initiative to work outside of normal responsibilities.

Cons

Workload is extremely heavy. Constant deadlines to be met. Difficult to learn new skills outside of normal activities due to heavy workload. Career advancement is difficult and must wait years if desired.

4.0

Feb 24, 2009

Good place to start working...but there are better places to develop a career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work/life balance - competitive compensation - relaxed work environment - benefits - intelligent and friendly coworkers - funded team events - good software development processes - great technology products (hardware/software)

Cons

- needs better resource management processes (ie. enforced time tracking), to make better business decisions - many poor decisions made by senior management, without consequences - marketing / sales teams need to perform better (quality products is there)

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