Software Development Test Engineer Lead AI Platform

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Test Engineer Lead for AI Platform, PCIe, and Optical domains. You will drive performance improvements, collaborate with architecture, firmware, and software teams, and contribute to cutting-edge AMD technologies.

The role emphasizes platform bring-up, validation, and leadership across distributed teams. A strong background in PCIe, optical transceivers, and system-level validation is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE/EE or equivalent required.
• Strong communication skills and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with hardware/software validation and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Improve performance of key applications and benchmarks by working with architecture and software teams.
• Design and develop new AMD technologies and participate in ASIC/hardware bring-ups.
• Debug and fix issues; explore efficient ways to accomplish tasks.
• Develop technical relationships with peers and partners across teams.
• Lead and mentor a small validation/platform team and set priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Debugging

System-level validation

Education

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

Tools

PCIe

PCIe SR-IOV

ASIC bring-up

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.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEER LEAD AI Platform, PCIE, Optical

THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for an influential software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products
• Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts
• Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture
• Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies
• Participating in new ASIC and hardware bring ups

• Debugging /fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work
• Develop technical relationships with peers and partners

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Lead and execute optical transceiver validation activities, including functionality, interoperability, performance, reliability, and compliance testing across multiple platform configurations.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of PCIe architecture, link training, device discovery, and PCIe enumeration mechanisms for system-level validation and debugging.
• Experience with PCIe virtualization technologies, including SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), is highly desirable.
• Drive platform bring-up, validation, and issue resolution by working closely with hardware, firmware, and software development teams.
• Ability to technically lead a small validation/platform team, define priorities and mentor engineers.
• Proven experience collaborating effectively with remote and geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones, ensuring timely communication and delivery of project milestones.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex system-level issues spanning hardware, firmware, and software components.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.