Advanced Micro Devices Employee Reviews for Senior Member of Technical Staff

"AMD was a good company to work for, however there have been a lot of management changes. I worked for them for 4 yrs and had 5 different managers, making it difficult to establish myself.There were 2 different CEOs during my time at AMD."

"Great company to work for and I really enjoyed my boss and coworkers. The company is struggling right now to find it's footings in the new portable device arena."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"At AMD there are many disciplines one could migrate into, enabling the growth of one's skill set."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask detailed questions about the type of work, and ask why the position is not already filled."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"AMD grew faster than they could keep up with the training necessary and neglected to prune redundant branches of their organization, leading to a late near sided layoff of over 500 people, many of these people are the best in their field."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Combine overlapping efforts and cpu gpu and fusion methodologies to reduce cost."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"My colleagues are great. There is a lot of freedom to explore challenging problems."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interviews vary per job. I would just come in with a can-do attitude and show a lot of creativity."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The support of on-site training and learning/development is lacking. Some management don't see the value in structured training."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on employee development and help employees to become qualified for more advanced work."

"AMD was a good place to work."