Senior Virtualization Engineer – VMware & ESXi Specialist

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking an experienced Virtualization Engineer to advance its virtualization and platform software ecosystem. You will work across Linux systems, hypervisors, and AMD firmware interactions, collaborating with internal teams, customers, and OEMs.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, performance analysis, and architectural direction in a fast-paced, highly technical environment. Location options include Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Strong debugging skills and proficiency with VMware VCF, vSphere/ESX, NSX.
• Proficiency in Python and scripting for systems work, debugging, tooling, and automation.
• Experience engaging with enterprise customers, OEMs, and OS partners to drive virtualization solutions.

Responsibilities

• VMware enablement & ecosystem readiness for AMD platforms and GPUs in VMware VCF environments.
• Hardware bring-up support with firmware/BIOS settings and OS/hypervisor interactions awareness.
• ESXi debugging & root-cause analysis across platform software layers.
• Platform software feature enabling in VMware deployments across hypervisor-facing functionality.
• Deploy, debug, validate and optimize VMware’s solution stack on AMD products.
• Performance engineering including analysis, tuning, and mitigations for VMware workloads on AMD.
• Build and maintain automation to improve validation coverage and debugging efficiency.
• Engage with enterprise customers and OS partners to drive virtualization solutions and enablement.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across global AMD teams.

Skills

System-level thinking

Strong communication

Education

Master’s degree preferred in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

VMware VCF

vSphere/ESX

NSX

Python

Scripting

Automation frameworks

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking an experienced Virtualization Engineer to advance its virtualization and platform software ecosystem. You will work across Linux systems, hypervisors, and AMD firmware interactions, collaborating with internal teams, customers, and OEMs.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, performance analysis, and architectural direction in a fast-paced, highly technical environment. Location options include Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX.