At Scale Server Validation Architect - EPYC & AMD Instinct

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is seeking a Validation Architect or Strategist – At‑Scale Farm to design end‑to‑end validation strategy for AMD EPYC and Instinct platforms, scaling across distributed farm environments to maximize coverage and product quality.

You will lead automated validation solutions, translate customer escapes into test plans, and collaborate across teams to ensure on‑time validation of features from pre‑ to post‑silicon.

Qualifications

• Experience in pre‑silicon and post‑silicon validation, system‑level validation.
• Hands‑on knowledge of system architecture, debugging, and validation strategy.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve validation coverage strategy to maximize bug discovery and minimize customer escapes.
• Drive technical innovation across validation content, tools, scripts and methodologies.
• Translate customer escapes into structured validation test plans to close coverage gaps.
• Evaluate customer impact of gaps and mitigate risks prior to production.
• Lead collaboration across AMD teams to validate and optimize features on time.
• Debug issues across bring‑up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs.

Skills

C/C++

Perl

Ruby

Python

System validation

Debugging

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Scripting & automation

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Lead / Staff Systems Engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s product, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. The AMD EPYC and Instinct team validation team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development. The Validation Architect or Strategist – At‑Scale Farm is the technical owner of end‑to‑end validation strategy, architecture, and execution at scale of AMD Servers. This role defines how validation is architected, automated, and executed across distributed farm environments, ensuring optimal coverage, efficiency, and product quality outcomes.

THE PERSON:

As a Validation Architect or Strategist – At‑Scale Farm, you will drive scalable and automated validation solutions. In this high-visibility role, your systems validation and architecture expertise will be key to uncovering critical issues early and ensuring a high-quality, customer-ready experience for AMD EPYC and AMD Instinct platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• A core responsibility of this role is to design and continuously evolve validation coverage strategy, ensuring that validation is not just executing tests, but systematically maximizing bug discovery, minimizing customer escapes, and aligning validation with real-world customer usage.
• Drive technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across validation, including content, tool and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives
• Assess customer escapes and translate them into structured validation test plans that systematically close coverage gaps, prevent recurrence.
• Evaluate customer impact of gaps and mitigate risks prior to production
• Lead collaborative approach with multiple teams across AMD to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time
• Debug issues found during the process, bring‑up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• A substantial amount of years of exposure in pre‑silicon + post‑silicon validation exposure including system‑level validation
• Has performed validation architect roles in the past in Client, SoC or Server
• Hands‑on knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy
• Programming/scripting skills (e.g. C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
• Strong analytical/problem‑solving skills and pronounced attention to details

• Must be a self‑starter with strong leadership & communication skills and customer orientation

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering

ALTERNATIVE LOCATION:

• Austin, TX at The Met Center (preferred) or Santa Clara, CA.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.