Job Description WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE: We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Engineer with deep expertise in Firmware, BMC, and systems management stacks. The role requires strong hands‑on technical ownership across design, development, debugging, performance optimization, and security of platform firmware and system software. THE PERSON: This AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentor upcoming developers, provide long range strategy, and is willing to jump in to help resolve issues quickly.  The ideal candidate is an individual contributor with proven experience delivering enterprise‑class firmware and manageability solutions across servers, workstations, and client platforms, with strong grounding in open standards ( NC‑SII) and low‑level system programming. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Systems Management & Out‑of‑Band Technologies Design and implement systems management stacks using DMTF standards, including DASH, CMPI, Redfish, WS‑Man, and related protocols. Develop and optimize BMC firmware and sideband device management solutions. Contribute to server and client provisioning, inventory, firmware updates, and configuration services. Participate in NC‑SI specification review and related platform communication interfaces. Knowledge of SMBIOS, UEFI, DXE and platform firmware components OS, Kernel & Embedded Software Knowledge of Linux system software and kernel‑adjacent components for embedded and server environments. Perform kernel‑level debugging, memory analysis, and system diagnostics. Develop firmware‑adjacent utilities in C, shell, and Python. Support cross‑compilation and FreeRTOS based embedded environments. Performance, Debugging & Quality Perform deep system‑level debugging using GDB, Valgrind, EFIToolkit, and GNU toolchains. Optimize firmware and system software for performance, memory, CPU efficiency, and latency. Analyze core dumps, crash scenarios, and field issues with strong root‑cause analysis. Contribute high‑quality design documentation (HLD/LLD) and technical specifications. Open Source & Technical Influence Contribute to and work with open‑source projects, including upstream review and integration. Participate in standards discussions and technical forums. Bring thought leadership in firmware architecture and systems management design. AI Capability Expertise in using frontier LLM models to improve design, documentation and source code. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Core Technical Skills 12+ years of hands‑on experience in Firmware, BIOS, System Software Expert proficiency in C on Linux and embedded systems. Strong experience with UEFI BIOS, EDK/EDK2, UEFI diagnostics and utilities. Strong experience with DMTF standards (DASH, Redfish, PMCI). Solid background in Linux system programming and kernel‑adjacent development. Tools & Technologies Debugging & analysis tools: GDB, Valgrind, EFIToolkit, GNU utilities Build & integration tools: GitHub, Jenkins Experience with JIRA and engineering tracking tools (non‑PM usage) Platform & Architecture Knowledge Strong understanding of AMD client platform architecture, boot flows, and firmware‑OS interactions. Experience with system diagnostics, inventory, update, and recovery workflows. Knowledge of x86 architecture and low‑level system behavior. Ability to author HLD/LLD and technical design documentation. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

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We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. AMD together we advance_