Virtual Software Modeling Engineer

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences-from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges-striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE:

Bring AMD's leading-edge SoCs to life in a virtual environment. You'll build Fast Platform Models - high-performance C++ functional models that simulate the software-visible behavior of AMD's next-generation CPUs, MI-series data-center GPUs, Data Fabric and chiplet interconnect, and high-speed IO (USB4, PCIe, IOMMU, RISC-V microcontrollers, and more). Your models let firmware, OS, driver, and application teams' boot and debug months before silicon exists - and are used by both internal teams and external customers running real workloads.

This is an AI-native engineering role. The leverage here doesn't come from hand-typing C++ - it comes from directing frontier coding models and agentic tools to design, implement, verify, and debug models at a pace that wasn't possible two years ago. You bring the architectural judgment, spec interpretation, and correctness bar; you drive the AI to do the volume. We expect everyone on this team to work this way - you're either already fluent with AI coding tools or you'll get there fast. If building this way - on some of the most complex silicon on the planet - is where you want to be, this is your team.

THE PERSON:

You think in systems, love turning dense hardware specs into working models, and hold a high bar for correctness. You use AI coding tools as a core part of how you work - or you're eager to - and you like figuring out how to get the most out of them. You're a strong teammate who improves everything you touch.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect and build high-performance C++ functional models of AMD SoCs, IP blocks, and platforms - driving AI coding tools to implement and verify them.
• Work directly with architecture teams to interpret specifications and model new designs.
• Improve the functionality, stability, and performance of existing models.
• Develop tests and verification to prove model correctness.
• Debug customers and internal workloads running on the models.
• Push our simulation framework and debug tooling forward - including how we apply AI across the modeling workflow.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong C/C++ for high-performance systems software (Linux and/or Windows) - enough to architect, review, and debug complex code, not just write it.
• Solid grasp of hardware/software interfaces and how software sees hardware (registers, memory maps, interrupts).
• Functional modeling, architecture simulation, virtual platforms, or hypervisor development.
• SystemC/TLM-2.0, QEMU, Simics, GEM5, Virtualizer, or similar.
• x86, ARM, or GPU architecture, drivers, or firmware.
• Linux and/or Windows kernel debugging.
• Multithreading and synchronization (atomics, lock-free structures) and their pitfalls.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or master's in CS, Computer Engineering, EE, or equivalent experience.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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