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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 comp
by OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y 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.
- storus 1y agoThey 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.
- OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y agoAt 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.
- latchkey 1y agoStock is undervalued. If you get in now and it pops over the next few years, it'll likely make up for lower compensation.
- MegaButts 1y agoYou don't need to work at AMD to buy their stock.
- latchkey 1y agoTrue, but if you don’t have a job, where’s the money for buying stock coming from?
- alemanek 1y agoIf 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.
- latchkey 1y agoIt isn't always about the money.
- MegaButts 1y agoThen why is your original comment about compensation?
- latchkey 1y agoWhat I said was: “it’ll likely make up for lower compensation.” The point is, someone might join AMD because they believe in the mission, not just for the paycheck. I followed that with: “It isn’t always about the money,” which is consistent with my original comment. The real subtext is something I care deeply about: Nvidia is a monopoly. If AI is truly a transformative technology, we can’t rely on a single company for all the hardware and software. Viable alternatives are essential. I believe in this vision so strongly that I started a company to give developers access to enterprise grade AMD compute, back when no one was taking AMD seriously in AI. (Queue the HN troll saying that nobody still does.) If the stock goes up while they’re there, great, that’s a bonus.
- MegaButts 1y ago[flagged]
- dang 1y agoThis looks to be about the point where this exchange turned into a tit-for-spat...a really bad one. This is not what HN is for, so please avoid this in the future. I know it isn't always easy to do that, but you both violated the site rules really badly here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- iszomer 1y agoWe're forbidden to trading our own stock anyway, SEC regulation on insider trading and all.
- vlovich123 1y agoYou’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.
- almostgotcaught 1y agoYou're "talking your book".
- varelse 1y ago[dead]
- zombiwoof 1y agoThey 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