Software Systems Engineer

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences - the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

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THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for a hands-on software engineer. As a key contributor you will be developing solutions to enhance AMD's abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate possesses an innovative and problem-solving mindset, has a keen eye for Software engineering development, and is diligent and passionate about Technology. A successful candidate will need to employ strong knowledge in computer technologies, technical leadership skills, and SW engineering expertise as well as a strong ability to compete effectively in a fast-paced, relevant environment while working with different teams of engineers and collaborators.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, define and drive Auto Solutions that will be productized.
• Design and hands-on development of Reference Designs to showcase value-proposition.
• Develop PoCs, demos or use-case optimizations as needed to win customer designs.
• Work with ecosystem partners to provide a close-to-production level solution to customer.
• Keep updated with industry trends and provide inputs / recommendations to the roadmap engineering teams.
• Author technical paper, reference solutions, applications note internally as well as externally as public publications. Participate and present in key industry technical events.

• Board Bring-up activities including porting BSP and software stack on Automotive or Industrial boards

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Deep familiarity with X86 architecture, MMU, Interrupt handling, Caches etc.
• Hands on with one or more peripherals/controllers like UART, I2C, SPI, USB, SD, eMMC, QSPI, PCIe etc.
• Proficient in C/C++ in embedded systems or Real Time Operating Systems. Profiecient in scripting language Python/Shell
• Solid background in operating system internals, device drivers; Exposure to system firmware like UEFI or Coreboot.
• Embedded Linux Kernel and/or Driver Programming development in any platform (ARM, MIPS, x86, PowerPC, etc.) and board support packages. Android development expertise is a plus.
• Skills in compiling/building/cross-compiling, debugging, deploying Bootloader, Linux Kernel, Device tree, Middleware software, and BareMetal application images for board bring up activities through JTAG debuggers & Emulators using different boot modes. Debugging and fixing existing driver issues.
• Good fundamentals in Virtualization and Hypervisor technologies like Xen or QNX
• Understanding of Display technologies (ie: Superframes, HDR, high-resolution displays etc.)
• Understanding of Graphics pipeline and exposure to software development using HIP, CUDA, or OpenCL.
• Some experience with user space application development in Android, QT etc.
• Background in Automotive or Industrial systems a plus
• Team player with passion and hunger with high sense of urgency to do whatever it takes for business success.
• Excellent communication and articulation skills to describe difficult problems to broad range of stakeholders.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

LOCATION :

Austin, TX

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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