AMD · 3 hours ago
Kernel / Linux Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expAMD is a leading company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. They are seeking a Staff Kernel/Linux Engineer to join their Linux Kernel and Virtualization development team, where the engineer will work on enabling AMD architecture features in Linux and contribute to core CPU and SoC features.
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Responsibilities
Work on enabling 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 virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
5+ years experience
Preferred
Experience in x86 computing architecture
Proven experience in the 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
Linux Kernel debugging skills across kernel subsystems, virtualization
Understanding and experience with the Linux kernel and related upstream development workflow
Advanced programming skills in C for operating system kernel & systems development
Exposure to KVM/QEMU (including x86-64 virtualization extensions) is a plus
Experience with the GNU toolchain
Proficient use of git
Experience with open source software development, building and submitting patches on a mailing list, and working with external software partners
Understanding of operating systems concepts, data structures, x86-64 architecture, ACPI, and PCIE
Experience with low-level debug tools as well as emulators and simulators
Background in IO, core kernel preferred
Successful track record in contributions to open-source projects
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