AMD

4 months ago

Lead Embedded Linux kernel device driver development engineer

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Job Summary

Lead role in AMD’s Embedded Linux X86 software driver team, focusing on designing, developing, and integrating Linux kernel drivers for CPU/GPU/SOC features. You’ll work across internal engineering, customers, and upstream Linux communities to deliver high-performance, multi-core, NUMA-aware kernel software with DPDK-based networking and PCIe/IOMMU hardware integration, while mentoring others and guiding architecture.

Location: Bengaluru

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

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; integrate DPDK with Linux networking stack, user‑space and kernel‑space components.
•Collaborate with firmware, hardware, validation, and customer teams; contribute to open‑source Linux Kernel driver initiatives and engage with upstream communities.

Key Requirements

•13+ years of experience in developing Linux system software and kernel mode drivers (preferred)
•Proficient in C/C++ programming for operating system kernel & systems development
•Strong debugging skills on complex, multi-threaded systems
•Deep understanding of multi-core architectures, NUMA, and memory hierarchies
•Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, IOMMU, and Linux kernel modules (Scheduler, Memory management, IPC, DMA, IOMMU)

Experience:13+ yearsEmbedded systemsLinux kernelSemiconductor

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingPrioritizationLeadershipCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CC++LinuxDPDKPCIeEthernetIOMMUOCSPVspVhostVirtioOVS-DPDKPerfFtrace

Company Brief

AMD

Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1969

Glassdoor: 3.9

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