PEY Intern - software - PEY Engineer AMD Employee Review

3.0
2 Sept 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big company big name. Hire many students, so not too difficult to get in. Roles vary a lot so make sure ask questions about the roles during interview. Potential to learn a lot if you get in a good team with good manager

Cons

Could be stuck in a pos doing mindless auto testings (WHCK!) which you will get bored after 1 week, with 68 more weeks to go...

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4.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's a big company. So, a lot of great benefits and high pay. Also, a lot of opportunity for career advancement and internal transfers if a particular job/team doesn't fit (to avoid losing RSUs). Plus, they're not too hard on you regarding performance since all the performance reviews are qualitative rather than quantitative (that could be both a pro and a con, honestly).

Cons

It's a big company. So, a lot of bureaucracy. They get in the way of themselves requiring endless approvals for spending. Also small organizations within AMD being territorial about their particular domain rather than being as open as possible inhibits rapid progress. Also, pushing for "diversity and inclusion" is racist. They should ignore race, not try to have a representative sampling of the population. I give them a low score there because DEI is racist. But not minimal because it's only something the HR dept cares about, normal employees effectively ignore race from what I can tell. So even if management is woke, the company (the individuals) are not.

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