Lead Embedded Linux kernel device driver development engineer

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Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

THE ROLE: 

We are seeking an engineer to join our team that will thrive in a fast-paced work environment, using effective communication, problem-solving and prioritization skills

Individuals that are well organized, show great attention to detail, and employ critical thinking are well-suited for our team.   

The AMD Embedded Linux X86 Software Driver development engineering team is seeking a passionate Linux Kernel Engineer 
in our Linux Operating Systems team – bring a willingness to learn and absorb new concepts and technologies, along with a sound understanding of computer architecture and operating system concepts 
designed for the x86-64 architecture.

Design, develop, Integrate core CPU, GPU and SOC features/drivers for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects.

This opportunity gets you involved in all phases of software development

Work with the internal multiple component teams, architecture, customers and upstream Linux Kernel community to 
develop these features, enahanced, productized for Automotive, Networking and Storage, Industrial segments.  

THE PERSON: 

This AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentor upcoming developers, provide long range strategy, and is willing to jump in to help resolve issues quickly.  You will be involved in all areas that impact the team including Requirement analysis, Feasibility analysis, Design, development.  The right candidate will be informed on the latest trends and become prepared to give consultative direction to senior management.  

An aspiring Linux kernel developer with a strong grounding in Linux system expertise and hands-on experience and operating systems concepts who will develop skills to deliver responsive and efficient solutions that bring new AMD processors to market. 
Utilize polished written and verbal communication to work with both local and global colleagues towards a common end goal.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Collaborate internal central engineering teams and develop new features, Integration, Bug fixes and productization of the Linux platform driver stack. 
• Lead architecture and design of high‑performance packet processing frameworks using DPDK. 
• Design and implement DPDK-based applications and libraries.
• Optimize performance for multi‑core, NUMA, cache efficiency, huge pages, and zero‑copy I/O. 
• Profile and tune systems using tools like perf, ftrace, dpdk-proc-info, pktgen, etc.
• Integrate DPDK with Linux networking stack, user‑space and kernel‑space components.
• Deep involvement with Linux internals, including:
  • Memory management
  • Scheduler
  • Interrupts, NAPI, and polling mechanisms
  • PCIe, DMA, and device drivers
• Work with NIC drivers, offloads (RSS, TSO, LRO, checksum), and hardware accelerations. 
• Experience with kernel bypass techniques and zero‑copy frameworks
• Experience with virtual networking: vhost‑user, virtio, SR‑IOV, OVS‑DPDK
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, validation, and customer teams
• Contribute to open‑source communities (DPDK/Linux) is a strong plus
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to resolve Linux OS, Kernel, Driver issues.
• Analyze and debug critical low-level driver, hardware, and OS issues