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

SMTS Design Engineer professionals working at AMD have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 112 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of AMD employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open SMTS Design Engineer Jobs at AMD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked SMTS Design Engineer interview questions at AMD .

Does AMD pay SMTS Design Engineer employees well?

SMTS Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at AMD with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 112 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about SMTS Design Engineer salaries at AMD.

How happy are SMTS Design Engineer professionals working at AMD?

66% of SMTS Design Engineer employees at AMD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. SMTS Design Engineer professionals have also rated AMD with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AMD?

Software Engineer (198) , 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 501 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 438 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 335 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 203 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 173 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and attrition have diluted the experience pool." ((in 131 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 71 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 50 reviews))

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AMD SMTS Design Engineer reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(112 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

86% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

SMTS Design Engineer employees have rated AMD with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 112 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most SMTS Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. AMD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by SMTS Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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112 reviews

5.0

Feb 2, 2026

Reviving company punching above weight

Smts - senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mood within the company for the past five years have been on the uptrend. Many opportunities for the growth. Management is open to people doing job rotation.

Cons

Many uncertainties and many things to improve and stabilize. These are not really Cons in that sense - take them as many opportunities to shine.

3.0

Dec 29, 2025

AI focus is great

Smts - senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Heavily investing in AI technologies. Copilot, Codex, LLMs are admissible.

Cons

They are moving positions to India which is their prerogative and business design

4.0

Dec 16, 2025

good

Smts - senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay benefits leaves people

Cons

cafe food, no can service

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