BIOS Firmware Development Engineer

2 weeks ago

Markham Ontario IP, CA Advanced Micro Devices inc. Full time

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We 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. 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.

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THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for an influential software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, develop, and debug BIOS (System Software), UEFI Firmware, VBIOS or Memory Firmware for internal/external systems and platforms that use AMD APU/CPU, AMD chipset, and 3rd party chipsets.
  • Customer orientation skills
  • Strong cross component architectural skill, need to create customer presentable technical content
  • Strong system debug skills
  • Participant in day-to-day BIOS development / debugging work using PC assembly and C languages; will need to interact with internal organizations, BIOS vendors, and customers.
  • Must have strong system debugging skills in various BIOS domains
  • Comfortable working with PC hardware and platform issues
  • Design BIOS features required by AMD APU/CPU and chipset.
  • Develop BIOS features for AMD new platforms designed in house or externally; sustain existing BIOS; debug BIOS and system related issues.
  • Assist APU/CPU validation, platform validation, and debug engineers to develop/debug system and silicon issues.
  • Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

  • UEFI experience is required
  • Debug and tuning is required
  • Strong Knowledge about ACPI, USB, PCIE, SATA and other PC industry standard
  • Good at X86 assembly and C language
  • Familiar with at least one BIOS code base (AMI, Insyde or UDK open source).
  • Familiar with DDR5, LPDDR5, GDDR6 Memory development a plus
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Experience in ARM development is a plus.
  • Experience in BSP development/Boot loader (uBoot)/CoreBoot is a plus
  • Experience in encryption / decryption firmware development is a plus.
  • Experience in BIOS related tools development is a plus.
  • Experience in Video BIOS development is a plus.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

  • Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

LOCATION: Markham, Ontario Canada

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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.

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