Linux Kernel Software Engineer

Overview

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

In the Diag team, you will be the Linux expert and define the Diagnostics software running environment for both pre-silicon and post-silicon.

The Person

In this high visibility position, your Linux engineering expertise will be necessary to address Linux kernel & driver issues, develop new solutions and strategies to support our next generation of products.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ASIC design team/SoC architecture to understand the OS and Linux kernel requirement for each program and propose the correct OS and kernel versions.
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel driver used by CPU and GPU diagnostic software to validate the SOC IPs.
• Build Linux kernel image and create Ubuntu OS for both pre-silicon and post-silicon environment.
• Debug OS boot issues on both pre-silicon environment (Simnow and Emulation) and UU Bring Up systems.
• Set up and maintain Git repo for kernel and driver build environment, keep it updated with upstream kernels, develop strategies on how to test kernel and OS image on AMD platforms.
• Create customized toolchain with AMD next generation CPU instruction support and use them to build kernel and Diag