What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtualization Engineer position at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc?
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THE ROLE:
We are seeking an engineer to join our team that will thrive in a fast-paced work environment, using effective communication, problem-solving and prioritization skills. Individuals that are well organized, show great attention to detail, and employ critical thinking are well-suited for our team.
THE PERSON:
This AMD team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentor upcoming developers, provide long range strategy, and is willing to jump in to help resolve issues quickly. You will be involved in all areas that impact the team including performance, automation, debug, and development. The right candidate will be informed on the latest trends and become prepared to give consultative direction to senior management.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- A powerful desire to learn new skills and understand new features as they are added
- Proven record of accomplishment of working within and across groups.
- Effective communication skills
- Responsible for exploring opportunities to improve product
- Work closely with other team members to understand design architecture and to propose solutions to improve and enhance products
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- A self-starter virtualization engineer who feels comfortable digging into source code to gain deep understanding of unfamiliar software
- Deep understanding in Linux, VMware, Nutanix or other virtualization platforms and comfortable in debugging on those platforms.
- Knowledgeable on x86_64 architecture
- Experience in C and Python and x86_64 assembly programming languages
- Experience in VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV or other KVM based hypervisor
- Experience working with Enterprise customers, OEMs and OS partners to triage, root cause and resolve Linux related issues is a plus
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
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