Technical Applications Engineer- Embedded x86

AMD
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Skills: ["Python","C/C++","Assembly","Linux","BIOS","UEFI","Bootloaders","PCIe","DDR4","DDR5","Ethernet","SATA","USB"]

Hands-on engineering role focusing on x86 system-level performance, benchmarks, and customer enablement. You will develop reference designs, run benchmarks, debug hardware/software stacks, and collaborate with field teams to deliver performance-focused solutions for AMD’s x86 platforms.

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Technical Applications Engineer- Embedded x86

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Job Summary

Hands-on engineering role focusing on x86 system-level performance, benchmarks, and customer enablement. You will develop reference designs, run benchmarks, debug hardware/software stacks, and collaborate with field teams to deliver performance-focused solutions for AMD’s x86 platforms.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define, develop, and demonstrate customer reference designs, demos, and example x86 platforms.
  • •Provide technical support to customers deploying x86‑based systems.
  • •Run industry‑standard benchmarks and present results to customers, field engineering, and internal stakeholders.
  • •Develop and execute tests to measure system‑level performance, including bandwidth and latency, across multiple workloads.
  • •Build, configure, and test systems using Linux; debug and resolve customer issues across PCIe, USB, SATA, and Ethernet.

Key Requirements

  • •In‑depth system‑level understanding of embedded and x86‑based processing systems.
  • •Strong expertise in x86 CPU architecture and system operation.
  • •Solid understanding of hardware design, including schematics and hardware analysis.
  • •Fully self‑sufficient in software development, including coding and debugging (Python, C/C++, assembly).
  • •Experience with Linux, BIOS, UEFI, and bootloaders.
Experience:X86Embedded systemHardware debugging
Skills:PythonC/C++AssemblyLinuxBIOSUEFIBootloadersPCIeDDR4DDR5EthernetSATAUSB
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonC/C++AssemblyLinuxPCIeDDR4DDR5UEFIBIOSBootloadersEthernetSATAUSB

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
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