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Security Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Software Engineer focused on application security within AMD’s Vivado FPGA toolchain. Protects software and customer IP at the application layer, guards against reverse engineering, tampering, and data exposure, and enhances security features across a mature codebase using C++ in Linux/Windows environments.

Location: San Jose, California

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Application Security & Hardening: Implement protections against reverse engineering, debugging, and tampering; Identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities within the application; Improve robustness of the tool against misuse or exploitation
•Data Protection: Ensure secure handling of sensitive customer design data within the tool; Implement and maintain encryption and data integrity workflows during read/write operations; Preserve security guarantees across different data formats and processing stages
•Security Framework Development: Work within an in-house security framework to maintain and extend capabilities; Refactor and enhance existing security components for performance and reliability; Collaborate with internal security experts to validate protections
•Software Development (C++): Develop and optimize security features in C++; Apply best practices for multithreading, performance, and memory management; Work across Linux and/or Windows environments
•Collaboration & Ownership: Strong collaboration skills, ownership, and professionalism as part of cross-functional teams in a high-impact environment

Key Requirements

•Strong C++ development experience with a solid understanding of security principles
•Ability to apply security concepts effectively within complex, real-world systems
•Hands-on software engineering with security instincts and ownership
•Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams in security-sensitive environments
•Familiarity with Linux and/or Windows environments and multithreading/performance considerations

Experience:SecurityFPGASoftware Engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:C++LinuxWindowsOpenSSLMultithreadingSecurityCryptography

Languages:English

Tech Stack:C++LinuxWindowsOpenSSLMultithreadingSecurity

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

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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