Sr. Firmware Engineer

AMD; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD’s Server Security Processor Firmware team seeks a senior firmware engineer to design, develop, and debug firmware for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization. You will develop new firmware and test suites for new processors and collaborate with customers and partners on security initiatives.

You should be a self-starter with C/C++ expertise, embedded firmware or device-driver experience, familiar with RTOS, Linux kernel, and hardware bring-up in large-scale products. Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• Experience in low-level firmware or embedded software development.
• Strong foundation in C and C++ programming.
• Experience with RTOS and embedded OS environments.
• Experience with source control systems (Git).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and debug firmware solutions for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization.
• Develop new firmware and test suites for new processors.
• Collaborate with customers and partners on new initiatives.
• Resolve technical challenges and align efforts across engineering teams.

Skills

C/C++ programming

firmware development

embedded OS

RTOS

Linux kernel

assembly language

source control (Git)

problem solving

communication skills

hardware bring-up

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering

Tools

JTAG debuggers

PCIe debugging tools

GoogleTest framework

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

AMD’s Server Security Processor Firmware team is looking for a senior firmware engineer to design, develop, and debug firmware solutions for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization. The engineer will develop new firmware and test suites for new processors, collaborate with customers and partners on new initiatives, resolve technical challenges, and align efforts across engineering teams and business units within AMD.

THE PERSON:

We are looking for a confident C/C++ developer that has experience working in firmware or device driver development in large scale products. The AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization and Trusted IO firmware is a critical component of AMD’s Confidential Computing Solution so experience or a strong desire to learn secure coding processes and basics of encryption technology are essential. You must be a self-starter that collaborates well in a small team of driven engineers. You will understand the importance of developer testing all changes. Experience with virtualization, hypervisors/VMs, and Linux kernel is highly desired.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Low-level software or embedded firmware development experience
• Proven foundation in C and C++ programming.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience with computer architecture.
• Experience with source control systems such as git.
• Experience with processor, board, or ASIC new product bring-up
• An understanding of embedded firmware or device driver development.
• An understanding of assembly level programming and optimizations.
• Experiences working with RTOS and other embedded OS environments.
• Well versed in software engineering practices.
• Excellent programming and debugging skill.
• Excellent communications skills: verbal, written and interpersonal.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working on x86 server platforms.
• Proven foundation in Rust programming.
• Experience with GoogleTest framework.
• Experience with pre-silicon development on FPGAs or simulation environments
• An understanding of PCIe, TDISP, SPDM, Virtualization, and IOMMU
• Experience with security related technologies such as Secure Boot, TPM, AES, DES, RSA, AMD Secure Memory Encryption, AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization
• Experience with PCIe, TDISP, SPDM, Virtualization programming
• Experience with JTAG debuggers and other tools.
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines, responding to changing business and technical conditions with minimal direction.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

LOCATION

• Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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