Software Engineer - Networking, firmware and C++
Develop C/C++ networking firmware and systems software for AMD Helios rack-scale deployments.
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
AMD is looking for a Software Engineer to develop networking firmware and software for AI infrastructure. In this role, you will design, develop, and debug embedded firmware and systems software in C/C++ for networking subsystems on AMD Helios rack-scale deployments, with a focus on Ethernet-based scale-up and scale-out networking.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware and systems software in C/C++ for networking subsystems on AMD Helios rack-scale systems.
- Implement firmware features for Ethernet link management, including SerDes and link initialization, MAC/PCS/FEC configuration, link status monitoring, and error handling.
- Develop firmware interfaces and messaging between management processors, host drivers, and fabric management software.
- Participate in new ASIC and platform bring-up, including firmware loading, link bring-up, and topology validation.
- Work with switch software teams on L2 forwarding, VLANs, QoS, and telemetry for scale-up and scale-out topologies.
- Develop diagnostics, logging, and telemetry to monitor link and network health, and debug issues across firmware, drivers, NICs, switches, and the network.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience with C/C++ firmware or systems software development.
- Understanding of Ethernet networking fundamentals.
- Experience debugging problems spanning firmware, drivers, and the network close to hardware.
Nice to have
- Embedded firmware development experience on microcontrollers or SoC management processors, including RTOS or bare-metal environments.
- Understanding of Ethernet networking, including L2 switching, VLANs, MAC learning, LLDP, L3 forwarding, and QoS (PFC, ETS, ECN, queue management).
- Familiarity with Ethernet physical layer concepts such as MAC, PCS, FEC, SerDes, and link training.
- Experience with Linux systems software or device drivers, including PCIe, DMA, and interrupts.
- Familiarity with network protocols and transports such as TCP/IP, RDMA, or RoCE.
- Exposure to datacenter switch software such as SONiC, SAI, or switch ASIC SDKs, or GPU interconnect / scale-up fabric technologies.
- Scripting experience in Python or Bash for tooling and test automation.
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This role has been open 28 days — well below the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
732
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Median days open
56 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$169k
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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 (732 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 60 | 732 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 380 | 6324 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 56 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $169k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 113 open roles · median 63 d
- NVIDIA · 68 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD (this employer) · 60 open roles · median 47 d
- Micron Technology · 53 open roles · median 71 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 39 open roles · median 54 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 38 open roles · median 32 d
How we counted: 732 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.