CareerPlan

PMTS Software System Design Engineer

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Research, design, develop, and test operating systems and systems-level software for semiconductor operations and design platforms.

Role type

Senior IC systems software engineer (OS/kernel)

Builds

Operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and cloud-based tools for AMD semiconductor design infrastructure.

Domain

Semiconductor hardware design and systems software

Required skills

x86 architecture and microarchitecture, Linux kernel maintenance, confidential computing, CPU vulnerability mitigations, x86 ISA development, full SDLC, virtualization, security, open source VMMs (QEMU, KVM)

Responsibilities

Develop and debug PC systems and semiconductor design tools, provide root cause analysis and lead debug efforts, improve debug methodologies, determine hardware compatibility, and guide upcoming developers.