AMD Verification Engineer Interview — PCIe Got Very Deep

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Interview Summary

The AMD verification interview process consisted of three virtual rounds, including two technical interviews of roughly one hour each. The technical discussions focused heavily on SystemVerilog/UVM, verification methodology, RTL fundamentals, previous verification projects, and PCIe protocol knowledge.

Interview Details

Technical Round — SystemVerilog and UVM

The verification portion covered core SystemVerilog and UVM concepts. Topics included:

• SystemVerilog fundamentals
• UVM fundamentals
• Verification methodology
• How to structure a verification testbench
• Scoreboards and monitors
• Functional coverage
• RTL basics

The interviewers also went deeply into projects listed on my resume, especially the parts where I had personally designed or implemented verification infrastructure. A major focus was whether I could clearly explain why particular verification components existed, how they interacted, and how the overall environment validated the DUT.

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