Kernel / Linux Virtualization Engineer
About The Position
AMD’s server software and solutions engineering team is seeking a senior engineer to join the Linux Kernel and Virtualization development team. This role requires deep expertise in x86 architecture, virtualization, and 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 security, virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in x86 architecture, virtualization, and security
- Experience with open-source engagement and upstreaming
- Extensive expertise in x86 computing architecture and core operating system concepts
- Proven experience across the entire software development lifecycle
- In-depth knowledge of kernels, memory management, PCIe, virtualization, and security
- Advanced Linux Kernel debugging skills across kernel subsystems and virtualization
- Experience with low-level debug tools as well as emulators and simulators
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
- 8+ years experience
Nice To Haves
- Successful track record in contributions to open-source projects in particular Linux and open source VMMs such as QEMU
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 security, virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions
Benefits
- AMD benefits at a glance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
