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by OneDeuxTriSeiGo 360 days ago
Yeah it's still a few years behind but it's getting better. They are hiring software and tooling engineers like crazy. I keep tabs on some of the job slots companies have in our area and every time I check AMD they always have tons of new slots for software, firmware, and tooling (and this has been the case for ~3 years now).

They've been playing catch up after "the bad old days" when they had to let a bunch of people go to avoid going under but it looks like they are catching back up to speed. Now it's just a matter of giving all those new engineers a few years to get their software world in order.
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storus 360 days ago
They pay hardware rates to software engineers (principal engineer at the salary level of a decent fresh graduate) so I won't be too optimistic about them attracting software people that would propel them forward.
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OneDeuxTriSeiGo 360 days ago
At least where I live (very much not west coast), their SW and HW rates are at or above what we normally see in this area.
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latchkey 360 days ago
Stock is undervalued. If you get in now and it pops over the next few years, it'll likely make up for lower compensation.
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MegaButts 360 days ago
You don't need to work at AMD to buy their stock.
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latchkey 360 days ago
True, but if you don’t have a job, where’s the money for buying stock coming from?
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alemanek 360 days ago
If you are what AMD needs to catch up then you can just go work for NVidia for 3x the pay. This market sucks but top tier engineers in the niche they need are not a dime a dozen.
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latchkey 360 days ago
It isn't always about the money.
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iszomer 360 days ago
We're forbidden to trading our own stock anyway, SEC regulation on insider trading and all.
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vlovich123 359 days ago
You’re forbidden from shorting. Buying is completely allowed unless you are classified an insider and even then trades are open for I believe a month after quarterly results.
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almostgotcaught 360 days ago
You're "talking your book".
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zombiwoof 360 days ago
They pay terrible and still have legacy old guard managers. If you try to innovate on software you should look elsewhere or really make sure your manager knows what’s what
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