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software engineer Cambridge, East of England, England

AMD

Full Time Cambridge, East of England, England 67021 - 44800 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Overview:

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. This is who we are at our best. One Company. One Team.

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Responsibilities:

AMD networking group deliver Data Center Networking silicon and software– including SmartNICs for hyperscale cloud deployments and low-latency adapters for financial services and machine learning applications. We're changing the way operating systems, applications and the hardware interact to allow computer networks to be faster, more responsive and more reliable. Our architectural approach combines hardware and software to deliver high-performance adapter products and application-acceleration middleware for superior performance in a wide range of applications.

We are expanding our firmware team who develop the embedded software that runs within our SmartNICs and network adapters. You will be part of a key engineering team developing software for next-generation networking for cloud and hyperscale data center operators combining software defined networking, network and storage offload and hardware datapath customization.

The person

You will have worked extensively at the hardware / software interface involving networking in some capacity, programming in C.

To be successful you will have the ability to quickly understand a complex hardware and software architecture. You will be able to tackle system level problems and demonstrate knowledge of relevant embedded debug techniques and tools.

We are looking for embedded engineers with a strong academic background in a numerical subject (e.g. maths, physics or computer science) or of similar calibre.

Key responsibilities

Lead software design process for assigned modules
Develop embedded networking software
Be an active contributor in peer code reviews
Lead delivery of test specifications

Preferred experience

3+ years software experience (or equivalent) working at silicon or networking companies.
Proven commercial experience developing in C
Experience of python and other scripting languages
Strong communication skills
Hardware/software codesign
Experience of Linux systems
Ethernet & TCP/IP
Embedded systems ideally with experience of system software and device drivers
Understanding of server system architectures e.g. PCI-Express an advantage
Experience of digital design (EDA tools, Verilog, VHDL) useful but not essential

Academic credentials

PhD, first class or 2:1 from well ranked university in a numerical subject (e.g. computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering)

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Qualifications:

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.

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