Virtualization Engineer - CA, Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
AMD’s Software and Solutions Team is seeking an experienced Virtualization Engineer to advance AMD’s virtualization and platform software ecosystem. The role sits at the intersection of Linux systems, hypervisors, and low-level platform software, covering performance analysis, automation, debugging, and development.
What you'll do
- Drive enablement for AMD platforms and GPUs in VMware VCF environments, including readiness activities for internal validation and partner/customer adoption. - Partner with platform and firmware teams to support hardware bring-up and triage issues involving firmware/BIOS settings and OS/hypervisor interactions. - Analyze, debug, and resolve complex issues observed on VMware ESXi at the kernel and system level, driving end-to-end root cause across platform software layers. - Deploy, debug, validate, and optimize VMware’s solution stack on AMD products while validating platform software features. - Perform performance analysis, tuning, and optimization for VMware workloads on AMD platforms, publishing tunings, performance numbers, and best practices. - Build and maintain automation frameworks using Python and scripting to improve validation coverage, debug efficiency, and platform reliability.
What you'll need
- Hands-on experience debugging and resolving issues at the system or hypervisor level in VMware environments, including VMware ESXi. - Working knowledge of Linux systems, hypervisors, and low-level platform software interactions. - Proficiency in Python and scripting for automation frameworks, tooling, and validation. - Ability to collaborate with enterprise customers, OEMs, and OS partners to triage escalations and deliver technical solutions.
Nice to have
- Deep hands-on experience with VMware VCF, vSphere/ESX, and NSX. - Solid knowledge of x86_64 architecture and system-level performance concepts. - Proficiency in C for systems work, debugging, and tooling. - Experience building or maintaining automation frameworks for system software validation and performance/regression workflows. - Familiarity with virtualization software across the industry, such as Nutanix AHV and KVM-based stacks. - Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
Skills: VMware, hypervisor, ESXi, virtualization, Linux, kernel
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 64-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
682
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$209k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (682 roles · 72 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 58 | 682 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 393 | 6298 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 64 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $209k |
Skills observed across this category: VMware, hypervisor, ESXi, virtualization, Linux, kernel
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 175 open roles · median 84 d
- NVIDIA · 131 open roles · median 44 d
- AMD (this employer) · 59 open roles · median 52 d
- Mobileye · 23 open roles · median 86 d
- Broadcom · 22 open roles · median 59 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 120 d
How we counted: 682 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 72 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.
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