Is AMD a good company to work for?

AMD has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 6,386 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at AMD to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AMD have been left by employees working as Engineering Co-Op , Intern and Silicon Design Engineer II .

Does AMD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AMD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AMD. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AMD?

83% of AMD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AMD 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 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 (146) , Senior Design Engineer (108) , Engineer (95) , Senior Silicon Design Engineer (86) , Silicon Design Engineer II (79) , Silicon Design Engineer (78) , Internship (75) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (64) , 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 508 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 431 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 331 reviews)); "Pay is good but in today's market will not increase much after you onboard." ((in 209 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 209 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 lack of clarity" ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff (yearly twice)" ((in 126 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 76 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 51 reviews))

What are employees saying about AMD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AMD layoffs and their outlook for job security at AMD in 2026.

What are the top reviewed AMD locations?

Austin , Sunnyvale , Santa Clara , San Jose , Boxborough , Boston , Orlando , Fort Collins , Los Angeles , New York , San Diego , Bellevue , Dallas , Houston , Folsom , San Francisco , Longmont , Boxboro , Chicago , Marlborough , Santa Clarita , Mountain View , Atlanta , Sandy , South Jordan , Saint Louis , Washington , Pflugerville , Round Rock , Redmond

AMD reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(642 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

96% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

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2.0

Aug 21, 2012

New CEO changed the culture, I'm OK with not working there any more.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

They pay above average base salary for many positions. Baseline benefits are very competitive. If you really want to live south of the river in Austin, they are very convenient.

Cons

In a world of flattening organizations, they are opting for increasing levels of hierarchy and power distance. Not much of a future...they could not successfully leverage being the only second source for x86 processors, now they are stuck being an incumbent in a mature/declining industry with none of the perks that Intel has. Completely unreliable bonuses (goes with completely unreliable profits). Stock that used to be marginally cyclical but is probably stuck in the tank, that's not a perk, either.

2.0

Jul 26, 2012

Relaxed atmosphere of going nowher

Product development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It can be very relaxed. Get your job done and you can count on promotions and raises. The work can be very cutting edge. The managers for the most part let you do you thing and don't get into the mix too much. Unless there is a lay off it is VERY rare for anyone to get fired.

Cons

Relaxed also doubles for no real movement. They don't change things and when they do it seems to frequently be in the no right direction. I won't say wrong because often the choices seem to just neutral. The promotions are few and far between and seem to be heavily based on who senior management sees most, not necessarily who is doing a good job. You boss also has to like you because it appears they need to burn political capital to get promotions for non-senior management noticed people. Management lets you do your thing, but that means when the poop hits the fan you can get fried too. They don't really know what you do or how involved or difficult it is. Raises are small. Bonuses non-existent. Stock options have been worthless for sometime now. .

3.0

Jul 26, 2012

Good company to work for, but less pay

Senior design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment, small team and greater say in decision making makes AMD a good place to work for.

Cons

AMD has not been doing well since 2007, which results in less pay and paltry bonus or sometimes no bonus.

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