AMD

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada

April 21, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I didn't get a phone interview. I had the interview on campus. The whole interview was pretty straightforward.

First, there were a few questions about personal experience and projects. Then, we moved straight into technical questions:

Three theory questions
One problem-solving question

The whole interview lasted about 40-45 minutes.

Questions

What is the difference between a thread and a process?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the AMD Software Engineer (Internship) role in Toronto, Ontario.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

AMD's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Toronto, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral33%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for AMD's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Toronto, Ontario.

AMD Work Experiences

Great Team, Dull Tasks

Software Intern • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: The team was great, and I learned a lot.

Cons: The work was uninteresting at times.

Great Team, Dull Tasks

Software Intern • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: The team was great, and I learned a lot.

Cons: The work was uninteresting at times.

Great Learning, Late Nights

Engineering Co-Op • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Great learning experience. State-of-the-art technology, constantly pushing for improvements. Great work environment. Good compensation.

Cons: Working late at night from time to time, as many employees do, is common.

Great Learning, Late Nights

Engineering Co-Op • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Great learning experience. State-of-the-art technology, constantly pushing for improvements. Great work environment. Good compensation.

Cons: Working late at night from time to time, as many employees do, is common.

Great products, good opportunity to learn, but..

Engineer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Opportunity to work with knowledgeable co-workers. Somewhat flexible work hours. Good communication with co-workers. Customer-centric business model is admirable.

Cons: Creativity and productivity are stifled by: * Workload and frequent overtime * Slow-paced decisions and funding by management * Focus on procedures instead of getting the job done * Aiming for unrealistic success instead of realistic goals

Great products, good opportunity to learn, but..

Engineer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Opportunity to work with knowledgeable co-workers. Somewhat flexible work hours. Good communication with co-workers. Customer-centric business model is admirable.

Cons: Creativity and productivity are stifled by: * Workload and frequent overtime * Slow-paced decisions and funding by management * Focus on procedures instead of getting the job done * Aiming for unrealistic success instead of realistic goals

Great Team, Dull Tasks

Software Intern • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: The team was great, and I learned a lot.

Cons: The work was uninteresting at times.

4.0
Great Team, Dull Tasks
Software Intern • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 3, 2024
Pros: The team was great, and I learned a lot.
Cons: The work was uninteresting at times.

Great Learning, Late Nights

Engineering Co-Op • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Great learning experience. State-of-the-art technology, constantly pushing for improvements. Great work environment. Good compensation.

Cons: Working late at night from time to time, as many employees do, is common.

5.0
Great Learning, Late Nights
Engineering Co-Op • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 23, 2022
Pros: Great learning experience. State-of-the-art technology, constantly pushing for improvements. Great work environment. Good compensation.
Cons: Working late at night from time to time, as many employees do, is common.

Great products, good opportunity to learn, but..

Engineer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Opportunity to work with knowledgeable co-workers. Somewhat flexible work hours. Good communication with co-workers. Customer-centric business model is admirable.

Cons: Creativity and productivity are stifled by: * Workload and frequent overtime * Slow-paced decisions and funding by management * Focus on procedures instead of getting the job done * Aiming for unrealistic success instead of realistic goals

3.0
Great products, good opportunity to learn, but..
Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 22, 2011
Pros: Opportunity to work with knowledgeable co-workers. Somewhat flexible work hours. Good communication with co-workers. Customer-centric business model is admirable.
Cons: Creativity and productivity are stifled by: * Workload and frequent overtime * Slow-paced decisions and funding by management * Focus on procedures instead of getting the job done * Aiming for unrealistic success instead of realistic goals

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.

Number of 1 Bits

Determine the number of '1' bits present in the binary representation of a given integer. Essentially, count how many bits are set to one.

Bit Manipulation

Roman to Integer

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

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