Data Center GPU and AI Embedded Firmware Architect - TX, Austin-MET, United States
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
Develop embedded firmware for Helios.
About the role
This role involves developing embedded firmware for AMD advanced AI products, with responsibility for memory configuration and feature integration for Helios and future data center accelerator platforms.
What you'll do
- Lead embedded firmware architecture, design, development, debugging, and validation.
- Provide technical direction for day-to-day firmware development.
- Develop production firmware using C or C++ and Linux-based toolchains.
- Support memory configuration and feature integration for data center AI accelerator products.
- Diagnose post-silicon issues involving firmware, hardware, memory, and system interfaces.
- Build, test, and deliver high-quality firmware releases.
What you'll need
- Experience in embedded firmware or embedded software development.
- Strong C or C++ programming skills.
- Experience with firmware architecture, technical lead, or development lead roles.
- Experience with Linux-based development environments, debuggers, build systems, and specialized toolchains.
- Experience with RISC, RISC-V, ARM, PowerPC, BMC, security processors, SoCs, or similar architectures.
- Experience with post-silicon debugging, verification, validation, or hardware bring-up.
- Knowledge of memory subsystems, DDR, HBM, PCIe, or NVMe.
Nice to have
- Semiconductor, server, data center, GPU, or AI accelerator experience.
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 58-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
725
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (725 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 61 | 725 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 404 | 6047 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 30 d | 58 d (−28 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 127 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 99 d
- AMD (this employer) · 59 open roles · median 31 d
- NVIDIA · 57 open roles · median 59 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 41 open roles · median 30 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 29 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 725 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.