💼 AMD Interview Experience | C++ Developer Role

📍 Role: C++ Developer
🏢 Company: AMD
📆 Status: Not Selected (Final Round)
✅ Takeaway: A rewarding experience that tested both depth and breadth of skills.

🧪 Round 1 – DSA Focused (1 Hour)

• Brief introduction
• 3 DSA Problems:
  • Array-based logic
  • String manipulation
  • Dynamic Programming: Coin Change problem

✅ Verdict: Shortlisted for next round

💻 Round 2 – Technical Concepts (1 Hour)

• Quick intro
• OOP Concepts: Abstraction, Inheritance, Polymorphism, etc.
• SQL Query Problems:
  • Covered loops, conditionals, subqueries, and SQL functions
• Problem Solving:
  • Stock Price Variation (Sell first, then buy) — a reverse logic challenge
• Multithreading & Concurrency

✅ Verdict: Shortlisted

🧠 Round 3 – CS Fundamentals & Experience (1 Hour)

• In-depth discussion on:
  • OS Concepts: Scheduling, Memory, Threads
  • Computer Networks: Protocols, layers
  • Advanced OOP Design: Real-world modeling
  • Project Discussion: Prior experience, ownership, design choices

❌ Verdict: Not selected

🎯 Final Thoughts

Although I wasn’t selected in the end, every round was a valuable opportunity to:

• Revisit core CS concepts
• Solve challenging problems under pressure
• Communicate my thought process clearly

I'm grateful for the experience and looking forward to applying what I learned to future interviews. 🚀

Best of luck to anyone preparing for AMD or other system-level software roles. Stay consistent and curious!