Security Software Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•San Jose, CA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer focused on application security to support and enhance the security infrastructure within AMD’s Vivado FPGA toolchain. This role is responsible for protecting sensitive software and customer IP at the application layer, ensuring that AMD tools are resilient against reverse engineering, tampering, and data exposure. The engineer will work within an existing security framework to maintain, improve, and evolve security features across the platform. The ideal candidate brings strong C++ experience and a practical understanding of security principles, with the ability to apply them effectively in complex, real-world systems.

Requirements

Strong C++ experience
Practical understanding of security principles
Ability to apply security principles effectively in complex, real-world systems
Hands-on software engineer with strong security instincts
Ability to operate in complex, mature codebases
Comfortable working with existing systems, identifying gaps, and incrementally improving security over time
Ability to think critically about how systems can be attacked and proactively design protections against those threats
Strong collaboration skills
Ownership
Professionalism
Solid C++ development experience (modern C++ preferred)
Experience working in large, complex codebases or mature products
Knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization
Familiarity with Linux (preferred) or Windows environments
Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of application security concepts (e.g., vulnerability mitigation, attack surfaces, secure design)
Experience applying cryptography in software systems (e.g., using libraries such as OpenSSL)
Familiarity with reverse engineering techniques and common attack methods
Exposure to software protection, DRM, or licensing systems is a plus

Responsibilities

Implement protections against reverse engineering, debugging, and tampering
Identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities within the application
Improve robustness of the tool against misuse or exploitation
Ensure secure handling of sensitive customer design data within the tool
Implement and maintain encryption and data integrity workflows during read/write operations
Preserve security guarantees across different data formats and processing stages
Work within an existing in-house security framework to maintain and extend capabilities
Refactor and enhance existing security components for performance and reliability
Collaborate with internal security experts to validate and strengthen protections
Develop and optimize security features in C++
Apply best practices for multithreading, performance, and memory management
Work across Linux and/or Windows environments