Senior Field Application Engineer

Amd

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$243,920–$365,880 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 22, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $305k
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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 409 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Field Application Engineer

The Sr. FAE/Field Application Engineer serves as a senior technical authority and manager for the Field Application Engineering team supporting a strategic Mega Datacenter customer. This hybrid role involves leading technical engagement, managing the FAE team, and collaborating with sales to move platforms from evaluation to volume deployment. The successful candidate will influence system architecture, provide onsite and remote engineering support, lead performance optimization, and advocate for new features based on unique customer needs. Key responsibilities include coordinating strategic initiatives and performing competitive analysis. Required expertise includes x86 server platform and processor SOC architecture, common cloud and MDC workloads, and performance profiling tools. Candidates should possess skills in Linux OS at debug level, networking, storage infrastructure, and experience with UEFI firmware or FPGA programming within the context of high-performance computing and data analytics.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop the Field Application Engineering (FAE) team supporting the strategic Mega Datacenter account.
  • Act as the primary technical authority for all customer engagements regarding AMD datacenter computing technologies.
  • Drive portfolio expansion by moving platforms from initial evaluation to committed volume deployment in coordination with sales.
  • Influence and support the concept, architecture, and implementation of new systems based on AMD technology.
  • Provide onsite and remote engineering support including tools, documentation, testing, and debugging throughout the development process.
  • Coordinate forward-looking strategic technical initiatives and investigations for the account.
  • Lead performance optimization efforts and conduct competitive analysis to ensure product superiority.
  • Advocate for new features by translating unique customer needs into actionable feedback for internal business and engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred).
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills with expertise in hardware, system architecture, and application software.
  • Proven track record in CPU/server system architecture, server benchmarks, GPU computing, and server platform enablement.
  • Ability to lead complex problems involving multi-disciplined teams while managing multiple priorities.
  • Experience as a senior level engineer or equivalent technical role balanced with customer-facing experience (preferred).
  • Expertise in server software ecosystem, Linux OS at debug level, and infrastructure setup/configuration (preferred).
  • Knowledge of cloud computing, HPC, networking, storage, or data analytics (preferred).
  • Experience leading a team of customer-facing engineers (preferred).

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