Linux Kernel & Virtualization Engineer — AI-Ready

Advanced Micro Devices; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Linux Kernel & Virtualization Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. You will join a fast-paced environment, workingwith OS partners to enable Linux distros on AMD EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs.

The role requires ownership, collaboration, and hands-on debugging across multiple machines and teams. The successful candidate will have strong Linux kernel and KVM experience, plus programming in Python, C, or C++.

Qualifications

• Experience enabling Linux distros on AMD EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs.
• Ownership mindset to resolve AMD-specific issues with OS partners.
• Ability to work across OS partners, AMD internal teams, and management.

Responsibilities

• Learn new features and identify opportunities to improve products and processes.
• Collaborate with design teams to understand architecture and propose enhancements.
• Deploy software in a multi-machine lab, reproduce issues, run validation plans, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate investigations and cross-functional collaboration to resolve complex issues.

Skills

Linux kernel

KVM virtualization

Python

C

C++

Benchmarks

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Linux Kernel & Virtualization Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. You will join a fast-paced environment, workingwith OS partners to enable Linux distros on AMD EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs.

The role requires ownership, collaboration, and hands-on debugging across multiple machines and teams. The successful candidate will have strong Linux kernel and KVM experience, plus programming in Python, C, or C++.