Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at AMD as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Computer Graphics Research and Senior Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Formal Verification Engineer and Produktmanager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at AMD takes an average of 53 days when considering 6 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for AI Compiler Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 2 days), whereas Produktmanager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
Interview through the recruiter, first was a phone interview discussing resume and past projects. The in-person interview lasted 2-3 hours with multiple managers and engineers.
Questions about CMOS, ATE, PCIe and mainly questions about the resume. Everyone was polite and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the most difficult technical problem you faced and how you solved it. They would then ask you other ways you could have solved it,
I applied online. I interviewed at AMD (Markham, ON) in Oct 2009
Interview
Phone interview first then will invite to have on-site interview.
For a analog design engineer, the question will be more related to analog blocks like operational amplifier, common mode feedback, stability, voltage oscillator and phase lock loops design. It will also ask about the lab experiments.
I applied online. I interviewed at AMD (Austin, TX) in Aug 2012
Interview
2 rounds of Interview . Both were telephonic. The questions mostly focused on Computer Architecture Basics and Operating System Concepts. Knowledge of BIOS and its working on various platforms is a Plus. Instruction Pipe lining and its Industrial Applications where it can be used in the Fabrication Labs.