Software Development Engineer

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THE ROLE:


AMD is looking for a senior software engineer to join our growing team to help scale our test automation efforts. You will focus on automating test cases and building reliable test harnesses that accelerate firmware and platform validation across pre-silicon simulation models and post-silicon platforms. This role emphasizes creative automation: finding new ways to reduce manual effort, improve test coverage, and accelerate delivery using modern tooling - including AI assisted techniques and automation frameworks.

THE PERSON:


The ideal candidate possesses an innovative and problem-solving mindset, has a keen eye for Software engineering development, and is diligent and passionate about Technology. You are an inventive, results-oriented engineer who enjoys automating repetitive work and improving test reliability. You challenge the status quo, propose better ways to test and deliver, and enjoy applying new techniques (including AI/ML tools) to boost productivity. You communicate clearly with engineers across firmware, hardware and software domains, take ownership of test artifacts, and move quickly from prototype automation to production quality CI integration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• With a primary focus on automation, create, execute and maintain detailed test procedures and test scripts for BIOS/IFWI and platform firmware using Python and other scripting tools.
• Scope, design and implement automation that runs across simulation environments and hardware platforms.
• Integrate test cases into Jenkins (or equivalent CI) pipelines and maintain CI jobs, reporting, and artifact collection.
• Use and extend internal hardware test tools and third-party utilities; capture failures, collect artifacts (logs, register dumps, AHDS captures), and report defects to firmware and system teams.
• Apply innovative automation approaches (including AI assisted test generation, test triage heuristics, or automated log parsing) to reduce manual effort and increase throughput.
• Collaborate with firmware developers, validation engineers, and simulation/modeling teams to reproduce issues in simulation (e.g., Simics like environments) and hardware.
• Help maintain and grow test frameworks, libraries and reusable test assets, so new tests are easy to author and run.
• Troubleshoot and debug test failures; contribute clear triage artifacts and constantly improve logging and debugging capabilities in our currently automated tests.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 3 or more years of professional experience in test automation, software development, or firmware validation
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in C, C++, Python
• Solid understanding of object-oriented-design principles

• Solid understanding of Software Engineering principles, Data structure, algorithms, Operating Systems concepts and multithread programming
• Excellent design and code development skills, familiarity with Linux and modern software tools and techniques for development
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar) and test job lifecycle.
• Practical debugging skills: collecting logs, interpreting kernel/firmware messages, and producing useful triage artifacts.
• Comfortable experimenting with automation-boosting tools and techniques (e.g., AI-assisted test generation, log parsing/analysis, or automation orchestration).
• Good knowledge of computer architecture and platform components (x86 processors/APU/GPU, PCIe, CXL, USB, NVMe) is advantageous.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

LOCATION: Austin, Texas

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This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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