Staff Software System Design Engineer

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We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Engineer  with deep expertise in Firmware, BMC, and systems management stacks . The role requires strong hands‑on technical ownership  across design, development, debugging, performance optimization, and security of platform firmware and system software.     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.  The ideal candidate is an individual contributor with proven experience delivering enterprise‑class firmware and manageability solutions  across servers, workstations, and client platforms, with strong grounding in open standards ( NC‑SI I )  and low‑level system programming .

Systems Management & Out‑of‑Band Technologies Design and implement systems management stacks  using DMTF standards , including DASH, CMPI, Redfish, WS‑Man , and related protocols. Develop and optimize BMC firmware and sideband device management  solutions. Contribute to server and client provisioning , inventory, firmware updates, and configuration services. Participate in NC‑SI specification review  and related platform communication interfaces. Knowledge of SMBIOS , UEFI, DXE and platform firmware components OS, Kernel & Embedded Software Knowledge of Linux system software and kernel‑adjacent components  for embedded and server environments. Perform kernel‑level debugging, memory analysis, and system diagnostics. Develop firmware‑adjacent utilities in C , shell, and Python. Support cross‑compilation and FreeRTOS based embedded environments . Performance, Debugging & Quality Perform deep system‑level debugging  using GDB, Valgrind, EFIToolkit , and GNU toolchains. Optimize firmware and system software for performance, memory, CPU efficiency, and latency . Analyze core dumps, crash scenarios, and field issues with strong root‑cause analysis. Contribute high‑quality design documentation ( HLD/LLD ) and technical specifications. Open Source & Technical Influence Contribute to and work with open‑source projects , including upstream review and integration. Participate in standards discussions and technical forums. Bring thought leadership in firmware architecture and systems management design . AI Capability Expertise in using frontier LLM models to improve design, documentation and source code.

Core Technical Skills 12+ years  of hands‑on experience in Firmware, BIOS, System Software Expert proficiency in C  on Linux and embedded systems. Strong experience with UEFI BIOS , EDK/EDK2, UEFI diagnostics and utilities. Strong experience with DMTF standards  (DASH, Redfish, PMCI). Solid background in Linux system programming and kernel‑adjacent development . Tools & Technologies Debugging & analysis tools: GDB, Valgrind, EFIToolkit, GNU utilities Build & integration tools: GitHub, Jenkins Experience with JIRA  and engineering tracking tools (non‑PM usage) Platform & Architecture Knowledge Strong understanding of AMD client platform architecture , boot flows, and