Software System Designer 1 Job Listing at AMD in Santa Clara, CA (Job ID 60190-en-us)

Description

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. 

AMD together we advance_

SOFTWARE SYSTEM DESIGNER 1 

THE ROLE: 

This is an exciting role in which you will have excellent exposure to all the latest AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) technologies. Imagine yourself as part of the team which will deliver our next generation of our products or automation for many of our reference solutions. This is a phenomenal opportunity to work in an outstanding company like AMD.  

THE PERSON: 

You are a self-starter who is able to achieve successful outcomes in a non-hierarchical environment.  Detailed oriented, you have the ability to multitask through planning/organizing. You have excellent communication and presentation skills and a passion to push the limits of software on innovative platforms. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Develop and maintain DevOps pipelines for integration of software components in diverse environments
• Ability to design CI/CD flows, develop maintainable & extensible code/pipelines
• Work with and designing automation solutions that scale
• Build and package software for Linux/Windows ecosystems
• Design and implement Infrastructure monitoring, alerting, self-heal mechanisms
• Work in Agile, test-driven development model
• Work with development teams to implement strong branching and code promotion strategies
• Perform code reviews and deployments
• Exceptional communication skills to address multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Troubleshoot, profile existing/new implementations for improvements
• Create technical documentation/ user guides for implemented solutions
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork is a must

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Expertise with Coding/scripting in one or more Python, Groovy, Shell, Powershell
• Should be Familiar with Software Build process (Compilation of code with GNU Make, CMake, Visual Studio, MS Build etc.)
• Proficient with container frameworks: Docker, Docker-compose 
• Strong expertise in at least one of Linux packaging ecosystems - specifically, Debian, RPM, APT, YUM – in one or more Linux distributions – Ubuntu, CentOS, SUSE Linux
• Strong expertise in managing at least one of these ecosystems: Gerrit or Github or Github Enterprise
• Ability to contribute to code reviews
• Ability to administer tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, Nexus
• Ability to work in cross-functional, collaborative environment
• Skill in communication both verbal and written
• Skill in process analysis and architecting improved processes
• Expertise in Windows packaging ecosystems in a plus
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Puppet, Chef, Salt Stack is a definite plus.
• Exposure to cloud technologies like AWS, GCP, AKS
• Active participation in open source projects is a definite plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

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

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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.