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Staff Firmware Engineer

AMD1,269 open roles

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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.

THE ROLE:

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a growing team passionate about firmware that matters to all of AMD's CPU and GPU product lines. As a member of the Firmware Engineering team you will develop and debug embedded firmware in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, contribute to the test automation and sanity infrastructure that keeps firmware quality high, and use AI-native and agentic development tools to move faster across multiple SoC programs.

THE PERSON:

To be successful in this role you will have a strong firmware development background and solid technical depth, complemented by problem-solving skills, organization and clear communication. You are a self-starter who enjoys chasing a hard bug down through the stack to silicon. Hardware experience and knowledge is a strong asset in this deeply embedded application.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, develop, debug, verify and validate embedded firmware for CPU and GPU subsystems.
  • Develop low-level firmware for embedded systems in an RTOS environment.
  • Work closely with multi-functional teams such as architecture, design, verification, power management, BIOS and driver teams on delivery of integrated firmware solutions.
  • Engage in pre-silicon validation such as co-simulation with IP and SoC emulation; support post-silicon enablement, platform bring-up and production cycle efforts.
  • Write and maintain automated test cases and sanity/regression suites, and keep CI/CD coverage healthy.
  • Use AI coding agents and AI-assisted test-case generation to accelerate development and debug.
  • Participate in design and code reviews and uphold firmware development best practices.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

  • Strong in C; proficient in Python and familiar with C++.
  • Experience with microcontrollers, embedded systems, and device driver or firmware development.
  • Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems and board support packages.
  • Proficiency with firmware lab debug, triage and implementation of bug fixes during silicon bring-up.
  • Understanding of hardware and software system integration and low-level hardware/firmware interfaces.
  • Experience with firmware integration testing and debug in pre and post silicon.
  • Hands-on with test automation frameworks, test-case generation, CI/CD (GitHub Actions or similar) and sanity infrastructure.
  • Working familiarity with AI-native and agentic development tools for coding, test generation and triage.
  • Well versed in software engineering practices and source control (Git); comfortable in a Linux build environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work independently under tight deadlines.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Science or Computer Science; Master's preferred.

LOCATION:

Santa Clara, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

#LI-CT1

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

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