Senior Data Center GPU Firmware Engineer

Amd

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On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$161,200–$241,800 / yr
Posted
48 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 8, 2027
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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

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TL;DR · Senior Data Center GPU Firmware Engineer

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The Sr. Data Center GPU Firmware Engineer joins the Data Center Firmware Application team to support CPU and GPU deployments across Cloud, HPC, and OEM segments. This role involves collaborating with OEM and ODM partners on hardware bring-up, validation, and deployment while debugging firmware, hardware, and driver issues. The engineer will develop tools to analyze performance, optimize the AI software stack across hardware layers, and support manufacturing screening tests for reliability. Key technical requirements include expertise in embedded and firmware development, GPU drivers, OS kernel internals, and microcontroller fundamentals. Candidates must be proficient in C/C++, Python, Bash, and Linux environments. The work focuses on integrating AMD Instinct Accelerators into next-generation server platforms, addressing complex system challenges through hardware-level power and frequency controls.

Skills

C C++ Python Bash Linux ROCm CUDA OpenCL Firmware Development Embedded Software GPU Drivers OS Kernel BIOS Hardware Bring-up Performance Optimization

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with OEM/ODM partners on CPU and GPU bring-up, validation, and deployment.
  • Debug firmware, hardware, and driver issues while leading root-cause investigations.
  • Develop tools to analyze CPU/GPU performance and correlate results with hardware characteristics.
  • Optimize the AI software stack across hardware and upper software layers.
  • Support manufacturing and screening tests to ensure reliability at scale.
  • Create technical documentation, guidelines, and training materials for internal and external use.

What we're looking for

  • Expertise in embedded and firmware development is required.
  • Experience in GPU drivers and runtimes is required.
  • Knowledge of OS kernel internals and microcontroller fundamentals is required.
  • Experience in firmware and embedded software development (preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of system-level debug, hardware bring-up, and performance optimization (preferred).
  • Familiarity with GPU architectures, OS kernel internals, and microcontroller fundamentals (preferred).
  • Proficiency in C/C++, scripting (Python, Bash), and Linux environments (preferred).
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related equivalent (preferred).

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