Principal PCI/PCIE Development Lead

Company: Advanced Micro Devices
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHINGWe care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences - the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming, and embedded systems. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture: we push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.AMD together we advance_Principal PCI/PCIe Development LeadWe are seeking a PCIe device developer with expertise in PCIe driver and Linux kernel development. The ideal candidate will work on our DPU and AINIC firmware-low-level system software enabling hardware functionality, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless integration between hardware and software layers.Key Responsibilities

• Develop PCIe driver/features for our AINIC and DPU product line
• Optimize PCIe driver performance, including power management and low-latency data transfers
• Work with kernel-level programming in Linux, including experience with sysfs, procfs, and PCIe Subsystem
• Debug and troubleshoot PCIe bus communication, DMA, interrupts, and memory mapping issues
• Provide support for hot-plug and interrupt mechanisms
• Collaborate with hardware team to understand PCIe components like serdes and bringup in softwareRequired Skills & Experience
  • Experience managing PCIe devices, Linux kernel programming, device driver development, and system software engineering
  • Proficiency in C programming for system-level software
  • Good understanding of PCIe enumeration, link training, device initialization sequence, configuration space handling, SR-IOV, bare-metal, and hypervisor VM architectures
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills using kernel logs, GDB, and other debugging tools
  • Experience in hardware bringup, bootloaders, and ARM architecture
  • Familiarity with Buildroot or other embedded Linux systems
  • Knowledge of memory management, interrupts, and scheduling in LinuxThis is a senior-level role; recent college graduates will not be considered.Educational QualificationsBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field.#HYBRID#LI-RL1BenefitsBenefits offered are described .AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, disability, national origin, race, religion, political or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and will accommodate needs under applicable laws throughout the recruitment process.
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