Senior Staff - Kernel / Linux Virtualization Engineer jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

AMD · 3 months ago

Senior Staff - Kernel / Linux Virtualization Engineer

positionAustin, Texas
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date10+ years exp

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) is dedicated to transforming lives with technology and is seeking a Senior Staff - Kernel / Linux Virtualization Engineer to join their server software and solutions engineering team. This role involves deep expertise in x86 architecture, virtualization, and security, focusing on developing core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor
check
Growth Opportunities
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Work on enabling AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux
Design and develop core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects
Focus on security, virtualization, AMD’s confidential computing roadmap, and live migration

Qualification

X86 architectureVirtualizationLinux kernelSecurityOpen-source engagementInnovationSoftware development lifecycleCollaboration

Required

Deep expertise in x86 architecture
Expertise in virtualization and security
Experience with open-source engagement and upstreaming
Ability to enable AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux
Designing and developing core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects
Focus on security, virtualization, AMD's confidential computing roadmap, and live migration
Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
10+ years experience

Preferred

Extensive expertise in x86 computing architecture
Proven experience across the entire software development lifecycle
In-depth knowledge of kernels, virtualization, and security
Successful track record in contributions to open-source projects in particular to Linux KVM and open source VMMs such as QEMU

Benefits

Benefits offered are described: [AMD benefits at a glance](https://amd.jibeapply.com/benefits).

Company

AMD

twittertwittertwitter
Glassdoor4.1
company-logo
Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.amd.com

H1B Sponsorship

AMD has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (836)
2024 (770)
2023 (551)
2022 (739)
2021 (519)
2020 (547)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
OpenAIDaniel Loeb
2025-10-06Post Ipo Equity
2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity
2021-06-29Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Lisa Su
Chair & CEO
linkedin
leader-logo
Mark Papermaster
CTO and EVP
linkedin

Recent News

The Register
AMD boasts 1000x higher AI perf by 2027 and pulls the lid off Helios compute tray ahead of 2H 2026 launch
2026-01-08
Italian Startups - Startupbusiness.it
GENE.01, the first humanoid robot from Generative Bionics
2026-01-07
Mashable
CES 2026: AMD says You aint seen nothing yet on AI
2026-01-07
Company data provided by crunchbase