Kernel / Linux Development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology 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 AMD is shaping the future. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career. Staff Kernel/Linux Engineer THE ROLE: AMD’s server software and solutions engineering team is seeking an engineer to join the Linux Kernel and Virtualization development team. This role requires expertise in x86 architecture, virtualization, security, as well as experience with open-source engagement and upstreaming. You will work on enabling AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux, designing and developing core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects. The role spans all phases of software development, with a focus on virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions. This position is based in Austin.

Requirements

Expertise in x86 architecture, virtualization, and security
Experience with open-source engagement and upstreaming
Advanced programming skills in C for operating system kernel & systems development
Proficient use of git
Experience with open source software development, building and submitting patches on a mailing list, and working with external software partners
Understanding of operating systems concepts, data structures, x86-64 architecture, ACPI, and PCIE
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
5+ years experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in x86 computing architecture
Proven experience in the software development lifecycle
In-depth knowledge of kernels, virtualization, and security
Successful track record in contributions to open-source projects in particular to Linux KVM and open source VMMs such as QEMU
Linux Kernel debugging skills across kernel subsystems, virtualization.
Understanding and experience with the Linux kernel and related upstream development workflow
Exposure to KVM/QEMU (including x86-64 virtualization extensions) is a plus
Experience with the GNU toolchain
Experience with low-level debug tools as well as emulators and simulators
Background in IO, core kernel preferred
Successful track record in contributions to open-source projects

Responsibilities

Enabling AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux
Designing and developing core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects
Working on virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions