FAE/Solution Architect, Data Center

Amd

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$122,080–$183,120 / yr
Posted
68 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Aug 20, 2027

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Below market

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

Amd currently has 496 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · FAE/Solution Architect, Data Center

FAE/Solution Architect, Data Center The FAE/Solution Architect, Data Center is a mid-level engineer role supporting AMD’s technical engagement with Google as a strategic hyperscale customer. Working with senior FAEs, sales, and engineering teams, the successful candidate will drive the adoption of AMD datacenter technologies within Google’s infrastructure. Day-to-day responsibilities include platform bring-up, validation, and debugging across CPU, memory, PCIe/CXL, BIOS/UEFI, and Linux OS. The role involves executing hands-on issue triage, performance analysis, benchmarking, and workload characterization for compute, memory, and I/O. Key skills include systems engineering, hardware enablement, and experience with Linux-based operating systems and common debugging tools. This position solves technical challenges in server architecture and platform firmware to support large-scale cloud infrastructure and hardware/software optimization.

What you'll do

  • Support Google engineering teams with the evaluation and deployment of AMD server platforms.
  • Assist with platform bring-up, validation, and debugging across CPU, memory, PCIe/CXL, BIOS/UEFI, and Linux OS.
  • Execute hands-on debugging and issue triage in collaboration with senior FAEs and engineering teams.
  • Perform performance analysis, benchmarking, and workload characterization for compute, memory, and I/O.
  • Create customer-facing documentation, technical presentations, and test reports.
  • Track technical issues, action items, and deliverables across all customer engagements.
  • Provide technical support for sales activities aligned with account objectives.
  • Capture customer feedback and relay findings to AMD product and engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred).
  • Strong experience in systems engineering, hardware enablement, platform validation, or related technical roles.
  • Foundational knowledge of server architectures, including CPUs, memory subsystems, and I/O.
  • Working knowledge of Linux-based operating systems and common debugging tools.
  • Exposure to server bring-up, validation, performance testing, or customer support environments.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Familiarity with datacenter platforms, hyperscale environments, or customer-facing technical roles (preferred).
  • Experience with server benchmarking, PCIe/networking, BIOS/UEFI, or platform firmware (preferred).

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