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ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them. AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. THE ROLE: We are seeking a Field Applications Engineer to support AMD’s technical engagement with Google as a strategic hyperscale customer in the San Jose, California area. This role is intended for a mid‑level engineer who is looking to grow in a customer‑facing technical role while developing deep expertise in AMD server platforms and architecture. The FAE will work closely with senior FAEs, sales, and engineering teams to support pre‑sales and post‑sales technical activities, helping drive adoption of AMD datacenter technologies within Google’s infrastructure. The role spans system bring‑up, debugging, tools enablement, and performance characterization as programs move from early evaluation through development and into production. This position emphasizes execution, technical depth, collaboration, and a willingness to learn. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Support Google engineering teams with evaluation and deployment of AMD server platforms • Assist with platform bring ‑ up, validation, and debug across CPU, memory, PCIe/CXL, BIOS/UEFI, and Linux OS • Execute hands ‑ on debugging and issue triage in collaboration with senior FAEs and AMD engineering teams • Support performance analysis, benchmarking, and workload characterization for compute, memory, and I/O • Contribute to customer ‑ facing documentation, technical presentations, and test reports • Track technical issues, action items, and deliverables across customer engagements • Provide technical support to sales activities aligned with account objectives • Capture customer feedback and relay findings to AMD product, platform, and engineering teams THE PERSON: Does this sound like you? We'd love to talk! • Strong technical foundation with curiosity and desire to deepen system level expertise • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics effectively • Comfortable working in a fast paced, collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders • Able to manage multiple tasks while learning to prioritize with guidance from senior team members • Motivated to grow into a broader customer facing technical leadership role over time • Willing to travel up to 10% (mostly domestic) REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: • Strong experience in systems engineering, hardware enablement, platform validation, or related technical roles • Foundational knowledge of server architectures, including CPUs, memory subsystems, and I/O • Working knowledge of Linux ‑ based operating systems and common debugging tools • Exposure to server bring ‑ up, validation, performance testing, or customer support environments • Experience collaborating with cross ‑ functional engineering teams PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: • Familiarity with datacenter platforms and hyperscale environments • Experience with one or more of the following areas: • Server benchmarking or performance analysis • PCIe, networking, or storage subsystems • BIOS/UEFI or platform firmware concepts • Linux-based operating systems • Customer facing experience (FAE, support engineer, solutions engineer, or similar) • Interest in cloud computing, large scale infrastructure, and hardware/software optimization • Hands-on experience with server system setup and configuration, including software and basic networking or storage concepts • Someone with the desire to continuously learn ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred) LOCATION: San Jose, California This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. #LI-RF1 #LI-HYBRID 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. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.
This position emphasizes execution, technical depth, collaboration, and a willingness to learn.
Support Google engineering teams with evaluation and deployment of AMD server platforms
Assist with platform bring ‑ up, validation, and debug across CPU, memory, PCIe/CXL, BIOS/UEFI, and Linux OS
Execute hands ‑ on debugging and issue triage in collaboration with senior FAEs and AMD engineering teams
Support performance analysis, benchmarking, and workload characterization for compute, memory, and I/O
Contribute to customer ‑ facing documentation, technical presentations, and test reports
Track technical issues, action items, and deliverables across customer engagements
Provide technical support to sales activities aligned with account objectives
Capture customer feedback and relay findings to AMD product, platform, and engineering teams
Does this sound like you? We'd love to talk!
Strong technical foundation with curiosity and desire to deepen system level expertise
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics effectively
Comfortable working in a fast paced, collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders

Nice-to-haves

Familiarity with datacenter platforms and hyperscale environments
Experience with one or more of the following areas: • Server benchmarking or performance analysis
PCIe, networking, or storage subsystems
BIOS/UEFI or platform firmware concepts
Linux-based operating systems
Customer facing experience (FAE, support engineer, solutions engineer, or similar)
Interest in cloud computing, large scale infrastructure, and hardware/software optimization
Hands-on experience with server system setup and configuration, including software and basic networking or storage concepts
Someone with the desire to continuously learn
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred)

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