AMD

Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience - United States

October 1, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first of three interviews was conducted over Teams. It asked baseline questions about C++, the GPU pipeline, and familiarized the hiring team with the candidate. The interviewers were friendly and informative about the company.

Questions

What is a virtual function?

What is inheritance?

What are the stages of the shader pipeline?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the AMD Software Development Engineer II role in United States.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

AMD's interview process for their Software Development Engineer II roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for AMD's Software Development Engineer II interview process in United States.

AMD Work Experiences

Work-life balance, suspicious higher management

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Pros: There are still teams that are fully remote. Work-life balance

Cons: The higher management is causing chaos with their political games, cutting budgets for profitable products, and laying off teams that are generating profits, while having several higher managers with the same title but in a reporting chain.

Work-life balance, suspicious higher management

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Pros: There are still teams that are fully remote. Work-life balance

Cons: The higher management is causing chaos with their political games, cutting budgets for profitable products, and laying off teams that are generating profits, while having several higher managers with the same title but in a reporting chain.

A good place to work

Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee

December 4, 2024

Pros: Good compensation, good work-life balance. Fairly flexible and well organized, with a lot of independence in how you approach your work. Pretty ideal job for self-motivated mid- and late-career professionals.

Cons: Management can be a little too hands-off. Upper-level employees often have remote work privileges, but lower-level employees do not. The office is pretty empty except for these non-remote employees, which hurts company culture. Bonuses for the past few years were not full.

A good place to work

Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee

December 4, 2024

Pros: Good compensation, good work-life balance. Fairly flexible and well organized, with a lot of independence in how you approach your work. Pretty ideal job for self-motivated mid- and late-career professionals.

Cons: Management can be a little too hands-off. Upper-level employees often have remote work privileges, but lower-level employees do not. The office is pretty empty except for these non-remote employees, which hurts company culture. Bonuses for the past few years were not full.

There's no "I" in AMD

Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Pros: - Supportive team and colleagues. - Spacious office with 24/7 access. - Gym, lounge, cafeteria, kitchen, and other amenities in the office. - Depending on the position, a flexible remote/in-person split.

Cons: - Work can be repetitive, not growth-aimed, more doing than learning (depends on position). - Overtime is expected closer to deadlines. - Some system disorganization and missing docs.

There's no "I" in AMD

Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Pros: - Supportive team and colleagues. - Spacious office with 24/7 access. - Gym, lounge, cafeteria, kitchen, and other amenities in the office. - Depending on the position, a flexible remote/in-person split.

Cons: - Work can be repetitive, not growth-aimed, more doing than learning (depends on position). - Overtime is expected closer to deadlines. - Some system disorganization and missing docs.

Work-life balance, suspicious higher management

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Pros: There are still teams that are fully remote. Work-life balance

Cons: The higher management is causing chaos with their political games, cutting budgets for profitable products, and laying off teams that are generating profits, while having several higher managers with the same title but in a reporting chain.

4.0
Work-life balance, suspicious higher management
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
April 24, 2025
Pros: There are still teams that are fully remote. Work-life balance
Cons: The higher management is causing chaos with their political games, cutting budgets for profitable products, and laying off teams that are generating profits, while having several higher managers with the same title but in a reporting chain.

A good place to work

Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee

December 4, 2024

Pros: Good compensation, good work-life balance. Fairly flexible and well organized, with a lot of independence in how you approach your work. Pretty ideal job for self-motivated mid- and late-career professionals.

Cons: Management can be a little too hands-off. Upper-level employees often have remote work privileges, but lower-level employees do not. The office is pretty empty except for these non-remote employees, which hurts company culture. Bonuses for the past few years were not full.

4.0
A good place to work
Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee
December 4, 2024
Pros: Good compensation, good work-life balance. Fairly flexible and well organized, with a lot of independence in how you approach your work. Pretty ideal job for self-motivated mid- and late-career professionals.
Cons: Management can be a little too hands-off. Upper-level employees often have remote work privileges, but lower-level employees do not. The office is pretty empty except for these non-remote employees, which hurts company culture. Bonuses for the past few years were not full.

There's no "I" in AMD

Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Pros: - Supportive team and colleagues. - Spacious office with 24/7 access. - Gym, lounge, cafeteria, kitchen, and other amenities in the office. - Depending on the position, a flexible remote/in-person split.

Cons: - Work can be repetitive, not growth-aimed, more doing than learning (depends on position). - Overtime is expected closer to deadlines. - Some system disorganization and missing docs.

5.0
There's no "I" in AMD
Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee
Markham, Ontario, Canada
July 21, 2024
Pros: - Supportive team and colleagues. - Spacious office with 24/7 access. - Gym, lounge, cafeteria, kitchen, and other amenities in the office. - Depending on the position, a flexible remote/in-person split.
Cons: - Work can be repetitive, not growth-aimed, more doing than learning (depends on position). - Overtime is expected closer to deadlines. - Some system disorganization and missing docs.

AMD Interview Questions

Spiral Matrix

Traverse a given matrix in a spiral pattern, returning all elements in the order you visit them. Essentially, walk around the matrix layer by layer, adding elements to a list.

ArraysTwo Pointers

Roman to Integer

Convert a Roman numeral string into its corresponding integer value. The input string will represent a valid Roman numeral.

Rotate Image

You are given a square matrix representing an image. Rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise in-place.

ArraysTwo Pointers

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