Staff Software System Design Engineer
AMD · Bangalore · 12+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-05-25
Tech stack: C, Jenkins, Linux, Python
About the role
We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Engineer with deep expertise in Firmware, BMC, and systems management stacks.
requires strong hands‑on technical ownership across design, development, debugging, performance optimization, and security of platform firmware and system software.
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.
KEY
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- OS, Kernel & Embedded Software
- 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.
Qualifications:
- 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 firmware‑OS interactions.
- Experience with system diagnostics, inventory, update, and recovery workflows.
- Knowledge of x86 architecture and low‑level system behavior.
- Ability to author HLD/LLD and technical design documentation.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
Qualifications
- 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 firmware‑OS interactions.
- Experience with system diagnostics, inventory, update, and recovery workflows.
- Knowledge of x86 architecture and low‑level system behavior.
- Ability to author HLD/LLD and technical design documentation.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
Responsibilities
- 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.
- OS, Kernel & Embedded Software
- 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.