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ADVANCE THE WORLD.\nAt 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.\nWhether 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.\nTHE ROLE:\nThe Diagnostics team develops the software that brings up, validates, and qualifies AMD's multimedia IP across CPUs, APUs, and discrete GPUs. In this role you will design and develop diagnostics and validation tools for multimedia hardware features - including video encode/decode and post-processing - from pre-silicon through production. You will collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, driver, and validation teams, and support both internal engineering teams and external customers for chip screening, validation, and profiling. We are looking for a highly motivated engineer who enjoys low-level and embedded programming and can independently drive tasks to completion.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDesign and develop diagnostics software for multimedia IP feature bring-up and verification in pre-silicon (FPGA, C-Model, Palladium, etc.) and post-silicon (silicon and platform) environments\nIdentify and resolve IP, SoC, board, and firmware issues; provide diagnostics support to internal engineering teams and external customers for chip screening, validation, and profiling\nParticipate in new APU/GPU silicon bring-up and execution\nOptimize diagnostics software for coverage, effectiveness, and efficiency\nDevelop and deploy AI-based tools and workflows to accelerate test development, failure triage, and debug\nBuild and debug automation tools to improve productivity\nDrive improvements to the development process and innovation in multimedia diagnostics\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCES:\nMinimum 8 years of experience in driver, validation tool, or embedded software development, working closely with hardware designers and firmware teams\nStrong mix of large-scale software development ability and hardware understanding\nProficient in C and modern C++ programming\nFamiliarity with Linux; device driver or firmware development experience required\nFamiliarity with source control systems (Git, Perforce)\nHands-on experience with SoC/board bring-up preferred\nStrong debugging, testing, and communication skills\nAI EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED)\nProven ability to develop and deploy AI/ML solutions that resolve real engineering problems - for example, automating test generation, hardware failure and log triage, debug assistance, or developer productivity tooling\nHands-on knowledge of Python and modern AI/ML frameworks and tooling (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM APIs and agent frameworks)\nAbility to integrate AI into day-to-day engineering and development workflows, with sound judgment on where AI adds value versus traditional methods\nA continuous learner who actively builds and applies new AI skills as the toolset evolves\nPREFERRED (MULTIMEDIA DOMAIN)\nHands-on experience with video encode/decode and/or video post-processing\nFamiliarity with video post-processing and enhancement algorithms, including scaling, color space conversion, gamut remap, tone mapping, alpha blending, and HDR\nFamiliarity with CPU/GPU/APU architecture\nExperience with multi-threading or parallel programming\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nB.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent. Good written and verbal English required.\nLOCATION\nShanghai, China\nBenefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.\nAMD 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.\nAMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.\n\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nTHE ROLE:\nThe Diagnostics team develops the software that brings up, validates, and qualifies AMD's multimedia IP across CPUs, APUs, and discrete GPUs. In this role you will design and develop diagnostics and validation tools for multimedia hardware features - including video encode/decode and post-processing - from pre-silicon through production. You will collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, driver, and validation teams, and support both internal engineering teams and external customers for chip screening, validation, and profiling. We are looking for a highly motivated engineer who enjoys low-level and embedded programming and can independently drive tasks to completion.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDesign and develop diagnostics software for multimedia IP feature bring-up and verification in pre-silicon (FPGA, C-Model, Palladium, etc.) and post-silicon (silicon and platform) environments\nIdentify and resolve IP, SoC, board, and firmware issues; provide diagnostics support to internal engineering teams and external customers for chip screening, validation, and profiling\nParticipate in new APU/GPU silicon bring-up and execution\nOptimize diagnostics software for coverage, effectiveness, and efficiency\nDevelop and deploy AI-based tools and workflows to accelerate test development, failure triage, and debug\nBuild and debug automation tools to improve productivity\nDrive improvements to the development process and innovation in multimedia diagnostics\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCES:\nMinimum 8 years of experience in driver, validation tool, or embedded software development, working closely with hardware designers and firmware teams\nStrong mix of large-scale software development ability and hardware understanding\nProficient in C and modern C++ programming\nFamiliarity with Linux; device driver or firmware development experience required\nFamiliarity with source control systems (Git, Perforce)\nHands-on experience with SoC/board bring-up preferred\nStrong debugging, testing, and communication skills\nAI EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED)\nProven ability to develop and deploy AI/ML solutions that resolve real engineering problems - for example, automating test generation, hardware failure and log triage, debug assistance, or developer productivity tooling\nHands-on knowledge of Python and modern AI/ML frameworks and tooling (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM APIs and agent frameworks)\nAbility to integrate AI into day-to-day engineering and development workflows, with sound judgment on where AI adds value versus traditional methods\nA continuous learner who actively builds and applies new AI skills as the toolset evolves\nPREFERRED (MULTIMEDIA DOMAIN)\nHands-on experience with video encode/decode and/or video post-processing\nFamiliarity with video post-processing and enhancement algorithms, including scaling, color space conversion, gamut remap, tone mapping, alpha blending, and HDR\nFamiliarity with CPU/GPU/APU architecture\nExperience with multi-threading or parallel programming\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nB.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent. 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