UEFI BIOS/core boot development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Bengaluru invites an experienced BIOS/UEFI/coreboot engineer to design, implement, and debug BIOS for x86 platforms, spanning pre- and post-silicon environments.

You will mentor juniors, influence strategy, and collaborate across global teams on performance, automation, and validation. The role requires deep C skills, strong debugging capabilities, and hands-on experience with emulation and hardware bring-up in automotive/robotics contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• 15+ years of experience in x86 BIOS/UEFI/coreboot development preferred.
• Strong knowledge of C language and x86 assembly is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for BIOS and pre-OS driver development including design, documentation, unit testing and debug for pre and post silicon support.
• Engage with technical leads to understand BIOS/firmware scope and meet schedules and milestones.
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure highest level of quality and satisfaction throughout firmware lifecycle.
• Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and able to coordinate activities with distributed teams.
• Desire to work in fast-paced, dynamic environments and contribute to strategy.

Skills

BIOS/UEFI development

coreboot

C language

x86 architecture

pre-silicon validation

debugging

emulation/simulation

platform bring-up

team mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Synopsis-Zebu-ZS5

Cadence Palladium

Siemens Veloce

Job description

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UEFI BIOS/coreboot development Engineer

THE ROLE:

Exciting opportunity within the Embedded BIOS development team working on latest cutting-edge embedded CPU/APU technologies in automotive and robotics segments.

In this role you will be responsible to design, develop, and debug BIOS for internal/external systems, platforms in pre(emulation/simulation) and post silicon environment that use AMD CPU/APU.

THE PERSON:

ThisAMD (Advanced Micro Devices)team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentorupcoming developers,providelong range strategy, and is willing to jump into help resolveissuesquickly. You will be involved in all areas thatimpactthe team includingperformance,automation, and development.The right candidate willbeinformed on the latest trends and become prepared to give consultative directiontosenior management.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate has experience doing BIOS port, platform bring up, and support through product launch of BIOS/UEFI based x86 platforms. Need strong problem-solving skills, with a collaborative can-do attitude. Strong knowledge of computer architecture and low-level programming in C.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for BIOS and pre-OS driver development including design, documentation, unit testing and debug for pre and post silicon support.
• Engage with technical leads to understand BIOS/firmware scope and work on implementation to meet schedules and milestones.
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure highest level of quality and satisfaction throughout firmware lifecycle.
• Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate activities with geographically distributed technical teams.
• Desire to work and succeed on fast-paced and highly dynamic environments.
• BIOS/FW simulation emulation experience Pre-silicon environment
• Hands on debugging with emulator, simulation environment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 15+ years of experience in the x86 BIOS/UEFI/coreboot development
• Exposure to pre-silicon BIOS development in a simulation/emulation environment
• Exposure to Emulation environments likeSynopsis-Zebu-ZS5/Cadence-Palladium/Siemen-Veloce
• Experience with x86 CPU/APU architectures and associated compilation tools
• Expert in C language; knowledge of x86 assembly.
• Experience with platform bring-up.
• Familiar with at least one BIOS code base (AMI, Insyde, coreboot or Phoenix BIOS)
• Hands on experience with hardware debugging tools like AMD HDT, ITP, Arium, etc.
• Able to read and interpret hardware schematics.
• Knowledge of RAS, ACPI, USB, NVMe, SATA, PCIe, and other PC industry standards.
• Hands on experience working with Reference Boards.
• Strong communication skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’sorMaster’s inComputer Engineering, ComputerScience,or a closely related field

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