Software Engineer - Networking (P4, packet processing, data plane)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Santa Clara, CA

14h

About The Position

AMD is seeking a senior-level software engineer to improve the performance of key applications and benchmarks. The role works with architecture specialists and a core team to develop new technologies, optimize software, and contribute to next-generation DPU/AI-NIC data-path and control-path software. It also involves ASIC and hardware bring-up, debugging existing issues, developing automated tests, participating in design and code reviews, and collaborating with customer engineering teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
This is a senior-level role; recent college graduates will not be considered.
The role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Software development experience in networking, security, RDMA, or system software.
Strong software design and programming skills; C/C++ and Python are preferred.
Experience with software-defined networking, networking device drivers, high-speed packet programming, networking ASICs/DPDK, security, or RDMA/RoCE.
Experience with RDMA, P4 architecture or programming, or networking drivers.
Experience in DPU or AI-NIC development.
Good interpersonal skills and effective communication.

Responsibilities

Work with AMD architecture specialists to improve future products.
Use a data-minded approach to target optimization efforts.
Stay informed about software and hardware trends and innovations, particularly algorithms and architecture.
Design and develop new AMD technologies.
Participate in new ASIC and hardware bring-ups.
Debug and fix existing issues, and research more efficient ways to accomplish the same work.
Develop technical relationships with peers and partners.
Design and develop data-path and control-path software for next-generation DPUs and AI-NICs.
Develop and automate unit tests and participate in design and code reviews.
Collaborate with customer engineering teams on designs and participate in debugging sessions.