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Kernel / Linux Development Engineer

AMD· Engineering
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Hybrid (Austin, TX)$204kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

AMD’s server software and solutions engineering team seeks a Staff Kernel/Linux Engineer to work on Linux kernel and virtualization features, focusing on x86 architecture, virtualization, security, and open-source upstreaming. Based in Austin with potential additional location in Santa Clara.

Responsibilities

  • Work on enabling AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux and design/develop core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects.
  • Span all phases of software development with a focus on virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related field
  • 5+ years experience

Skills

Required:x86 computing architectureLinux kernel developmentC programmingGNU toolchainGitOpen-source development
Nice to have:KVM/QEMU

Benefits

  • AMD benefits at a glance (as described)
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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