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

Systems Design Engineer professionals working at AMD have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of AMD employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Systems Design Engineer Jobs at AMD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Design Engineer interview questions at AMD .

Does AMD pay Systems Design Engineer employees well?

Systems Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at AMD with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systems Design Engineer salaries and benefits at AMD .

How happy are Systems Design Engineer professionals working at AMD?

99% of Systems Design Engineer employees at AMD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Systems Design Engineer professionals have also rated AMD with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 5.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.7 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 (61) , 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 492 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 447 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 317 reviews)); "Pay was good and job was interesting." ((in 212 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 187 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 223 reviews)); "Low Salary and lack of clarity" ((in 164 reviews)); "Not profitable lately and annual layoff have been demoralizing" ((in 133 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 69 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 54 reviews))

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4.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

100% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.1

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

Systems Design Engineer employees have rated AMD with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. AMD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews

4.0

May 7, 2026

Good work-life balance but slow corporate environment

Systems design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good WLB and decent pay

Cons

Slow, lots of corporate engineering feel

4.0

Jul 7, 2025

Ups and downs

Systems design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tech, great co-workers as well

Cons

Work/life balance is poor, internal promotions are far and few between

4.0

Apr 11, 2025

Great career starting point

Systems design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good work-life balance - predictable promotion ladder - excellent benefits

Cons

- management hit/miss depending on team - may end up working on projects that aren’t interesting from a technical skills standpoint

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