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AMD · 13 hours ago

Software Development Engineer UEFI BIOS

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date7+ years exp

AMD is a company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. The Software Development Engineer UEFI BIOS role involves designing, developing, and debugging BIOS and UEFI firmware for AMD's systems, collaborating with teams on pre-silicon and post-silicon development.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and debug BIOS (System Software), UEFI Firmware, VBIOS or Memory Firmware for internal/external systems and platforms that use AMD APU/CPU, AMD chipset, and 3rd party chipsets
Participant in day-to-day BIOS development / debugging work using PC assembly and C languages; will need to interact with internal organizations, BIOS vendors, and customers
Must have strong system debugging skills in various BIOS domains
Comfortable working with PC hardware and platform issues
Design BIOS features required by AMD APU/CPU and chipset
Develop BIOS features for AMD new platforms designed in house or externally; sustain existing BIOS; debug BIOS and system related issues
Assist APU/CPU validation, platform validation, and debug engineers to develop/debug system and silicon issues
Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements

Qualification

BIOS developmentUEFI FirmwareC languageACPIPCIESATAX86 assemblyMemory developmentARM developmentBSP developmentOpen source developmentLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Has knowledge about ACPI, USB, PCIE, SATA and other PC industry standard
Solid software development skill as well as BIOS/Firmware UEFI/EDKII development experience
Good communication skills
Able to work both independently and in a team
Design, develop, and debug BIOS (System Software), UEFI Firmware, VBIOS or Memory Firmware for internal/external systems and platforms that use AMD APU/CPU, AMD chipset, and 3rd party chipsets
Participant in day-to-day BIOS development / debugging work using PC assembly and C languages
Must have strong system debugging skills in various BIOS domains
Comfortable working with PC hardware and platform issues
Design BIOS features required by AMD APU/CPU and chipset
Develop BIOS features for AMD new platforms designed in house or externally; sustain existing BIOS; debug BIOS and system related issues
Assist APU/CPU validation, platform validation, and debug engineers to develop/debug system and silicon issues
Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Preferred

BS-CS/BS-EE with at least 7 years' experience for Bachelor or 5+ years' experience for Master with BIOS, firmware, or system software development
Strong Knowledge about ACPI, USB, PCIE, SATA and other PC industry standard
Good at X86 assembly and C language
Familiar with at least one BIOS code base (AMI, Insyde or UDK open source)
Familiar with DDR5, LPDDR5, GDDR6 Memory development, debug and tuning is required
Strong leadership and communication skills
UEFI experience is required
Experience in ARM development is a plus
Experience in BSP development/Boot loader (uBoot)/CoreBoot is a plus
Experience in encryption / decryption firmware development is a plus
Experience in BIOS related tools development is a plus
Experience in Video BIOS development is a plus
Experience in open source development is a plus

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Company

AMD

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Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
dateFounded in 1969
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Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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Funding

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Key Investors
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Lisa Su
Chair & CEO
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