Sr. Data Center GPU Firmware Engineer - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 8 September 2026 by the employer.
Join AMD’s Data Center Firmware Application team to support CPU/GPU deployments.
About the role
This role involves supporting CPU/GPU deployments across Cloud, HPC, and OEM segments, working with customers, OEM partners, and internal engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with OEM/ODM partners on CPU or GPU bring-up, validation, and deployment.
- Debug firmware, hardware, and driver issues; lead root-cause investigations.
- Develop tools to analyze CPU/GPU performance and correlate with hardware characteristics.
- Optimize AI software stack across hardware and and upper layers.
- Support manufacturing and screening tests for reliability at scale.
- Create technical documentation, guidelines, and training materials.
What you'll need
- Experience in embedded and firmware development.
- Strong knowledge of system-level debug, hardware bring-up, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with GPU architectures, OS kernel internals, and microcontroller fundamentals.
- Proficiency in C/C++, scripting (Python, Bash), and Linux environments.
- Understanding of server architecture, BIOS settings, and boot processes.
Nice to have
- Experience with OpenCL, CUDA, or ROCm.
This role has been open 36 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
723
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$166k
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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 (723 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 59 | 723 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 404 | 6136 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 56 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 117 open roles · median 65 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 83 d
- NVIDIA · 59 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD (this employer) · 58 open roles · median 35 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 43 open roles · median 36 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 28 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 723 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.