Software Tools Engineer for Silicon Design Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 58888-en-us)

Description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. 

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THE ROLE: 

As a member of the AMD Data Center Health Team, you will use your software engineering skills and knowledge of CPU design to come up with solutions to find and debug any defects seen in silicon. You will drive these efforts using various tools or devising new tests or perform data analysis to get to root cause and resolution. You will work as part of a broader team to help improve the time-to-market, quality, and reliability of AMD's designs. You will also be responsible for driving systematic improvements in debugging methods, tools and features based on your findings and expertise. 

THE PERSON: 

You approach challenges relentlessly with both critical thinking and creativity. You work as part of a team with effective communication and collaboration skills. You have strong problem-solving skills, and a drive to learn and understand. You enjoy hands-on work and like to take the initiative to drive issues to resolution. Does this describe you? If so, then join us! 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Take ownership and responsibility of key areas of development and debugging  

• Participate in a variety of CPU debug efforts in silicon including stress tests, defect exploits. 

• Develop data pipeline solutions that will analyze data and present insights effectively. 

• Ability to rapidly prototype solutions, test them and iterate on improvements. 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Software development experience with Python, C/C++, SQL, Docker, Shell 

• Ability to display insights and analysis visually: Pandas, Numpy, Plotly  

• Device testing, debugging and test integration at scale. 

• Linux command line and scripting skills. Familiarity with Linux operating systems, drivers, kernel modules. 

• Version control and test-driven development experience:  Github Actions, Artifactory 

• The ability to visualize problems from a customer's perspective and communicate accordingly: JIRA, Confluence 

• Open-mindedness and a willingness to learn and perform exciting research!

Additional preferred experience: 

• CPU architecture, instruction set architecture, and/or design knowledge and/or experience. 

• Hands-on knowledge of system debugging, multi-threading, memory management, error checking and correction tools. 

• Understanding of the various aspects of a CPU product definition such as frequency, voltage, thermal design power, performance, etc. 

• Academic projects with large datasets. 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science preferred.

LOCATION: Austin, TX

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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.