Virtualization Engineer

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THE ROLE:

AMD's Software and Solutions Team is seeking an experienced Virtualization Engineer to help advance AMD's virtualization and platform software ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of Linux systems, hypervisors, and low-level platform software, supporting both day-to-day technical execution and longer-term architectural direction. You will work hands-on in complex virtualization environments while collaborating closely with internal AMD engineering teams, enterprise customers, OEMs, and OS partners. The work spans performance analysis, automation, debugging, and development, offering exposure to real-world production systems and deep system-level challenges. This is a highly technical, fast-paced environment where curiosity, ownership, and technical depth are valued, and where senior engineers have meaningful influence on platform direction and customer outcomes.

THE PERSON:

You are a self-driven, highly technical virtualization engineer who enjoys solving complex system-level problems and diving deep into how platforms behave under real workloads. You are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable prioritizing across multiple parallel efforts in a fast-moving environment. You communicate clearly with both technical peers and senior stakeholders, and you're comfortable navigating unfamiliar codebases to build understanding and resolve issues. You naturally mentor others, offer architectural insight, and influence decisions through expertise and thoughtful technical guidance rather than formal authority. You enjoy working cross-functionally and engaging directly with customers and partners to drive solutions from problem definition through resolution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze, debug, and resolve complex Linux and virtualization issues across platform and system software
• Perform performance analysis and optimization of virtualization platforms and workloads
• Develop, review, and maintain low-level and system software using C, Python, and x86_64 assembly
• Drive root-cause analysis of complex system behavior across Linux and hypervisor environments
• Build and enhance automation workflows to improve debugging efficiency, validation, and platform reliability
• Collaborate with enterprise customers, OEMs, OS partners, and internal AMD teams to triage and resolve escalated issues
• Provide architectural and design input that helps shape platform software direction
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across teams
• Stay current on emerging trends in Linux, virtualization, and platform software

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in virtualization engineering and Linux kernel or system-level debugging
• Familiarity with VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV, or KVM-based hypervisors
• Hands-on development experience using C, Python, and low-level programming
• Understanding of x86_64 architecture, system performance tuning, and optimization techniques
• Experience building or maintaining automation frameworks for platform or system software
• Experience working with enterprise customers, OEMs, or OS partners to resolve complex Linux or virtualization issues
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction as a senior individual contributor

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Master's degree preferred in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Location: Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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