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At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. 

 

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

SMTS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEER 

 

THE ROLE: 

We are seeking an engineer to join our team that will thrive in a fast-paced work environment, using effective communication, problem-solving and prioritization skills. Individuals that are well organized, show great attention to detail, and employ critical thinking are well-suited for our team.   

 

THE PERSON: 

• A senior-level person who can guide the team, mentor upcoming developers, provide long-range strategy, and jump in to resolve issues quickly. Involved in all areas impacting the team — performance, automation and development — informed on latest trends and prepared to give consultative direction to senior management.

  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Design and build AI agents and LLM-powered tools for silicon and software debug
• Integrate AI into existing Debug Tools
• Automate Debug Tools workflows end to end
• Build knowledge retrieval and evaluation for production-grade AI
• Strong desire to learn new skills and understand new features as they are added
• Proven record of working within and across groups; effective communication
• Explore opportunities to improve the product
• Work closely with team members to understand design architecture and propose solutions to improve/enhance products
• Design and develop software applications for Windows and Linux
• Formulate technical vision and strategy to meet business goals
• Mentor software developers on sound design and coding practices
• Prepare architectural documents
• Participate in code, design and architectural reviews
• Improve software using design patterns, refactoring, etc.
• Contribute to release planning and estimation of software modules/feature

 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Hands-on with LLM APIs (OpenAI/Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) or open models (Llama, Qwen, Mistral).
• Agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel.
• Designing agents that call tools and functions, plan multi-step tasks, keep memory across steps, and coordinate with other agents.
• Prompt engineering and structured outputs (JSON schema, Pydantic).
• Strong in C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, C++
• Storng understanding and exposure to hardware protocols like JTAG, I2C, I3C etc...
• Application development for Web and Desktop; cross-platform apps using .NET Core
• Excellent troubleshooting skills; performance and scalability improvement
• Unit testing frameworks
• Good written/oral communication and presentation skills; good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Experience using AI development tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Codex to enhance software engineering productivity.
• Knowledge of prompt engineering and AI-assisted development practices.
• Experience building or integrating AI agents, agentic workflows, or LLM-based applications is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with modern AI frameworks and APIs is desirable.

 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field with about 11–20 years of relevant work experience. 
  
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Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

 

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

 

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

 

This posting is for an existing vacancy.