Linux Software Build And Packaging Engineer

Software Engineer

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The Role

AMD is looking for a software engineer to join our Linux Build and Packaging team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting build, packaging and installation of AMD Linux kernel and usermode stacks for different Linux distributions, along with some exposure to support, enhancement, improving efficiency and feature development of the AMD Linux Driver build and packaging ecosystem. You will be a member of the core team of incredibly talented and highly motivated industry specialists and will work with the very latest graphics and compute hardware and software technology.

The Person

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD as well as with open source community and distribution partners. Successful candidates will utilize their knowledge of Linux application development, Linux systems administration and packaging for Linux distributions to become key contributors to the ongoing development of AMD GPU drivers for current and future hardware. Ideal candidates are passionate about Linux and open source, are self-motivated, have exceptional problem-solving skills, will thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have a proven ability to collaborate within and across diverse teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Active participation in supporting and developing build and packaging solutions of the AMD Linux driver stack for major mainstream and custom Linux distributions
• Communication with open source community and distribution partners
• Active involvement into collaborative design and implementation of solutions based on open source and industry standards
• Participation in maintaining the build, packaging, installation and publishing ecosystem of the AMD linux driver stack
• Investigation, triaging, analysis and resolution of issues as reported by customers and QA
• Designing and implementing solutions that improve quality and efficiency of the build and packaging infrastructure
• Staying informed on trends and innovations in Linux kernel, Linux distributions and open source ecosystems
• Debugging and fixing existing issues while researching alternative and more efficient ways to accomplish the better results
• Developing efficient technical relationships with peers and partners

Preferred Experience

Experience writing clean, well tested, maintainable code in an enterprise organization and/or in well established open-source community environment. Experience with the full software development life cycle. Experience delivering production quality software engineering solutions on schedule. Familiarity with C and C++ programming, with Bash and Python scripting skills being a strong plus (experience with Rust is considered to be a good add-on). Extensive experience with Linux software development and tooling (bash, gcc, make, cmake, autotools, etc.), with Linux system administration and networking skills being a strong plus. Extensive experience with multiple Linux distributions and multiple package managers (rpm, dpkg, apt, yum, dnf, zypper, etc.), with working knowledge of building and packaging custom Linux kernels being a strong plus. Experience working with one or more of the following APIs is extremely desirable: OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenCL, ROCm, Linux kernel user space and kernel space APIs, DKMS. Experience with source code control systems, with knowledge of git and gerrit being a strong plus. Familiarity with Linux hypervisors such as KVM. Familiarity with CI/CD and container technologies. Exposure to working with open source community, as it relates to packaging according to distribution requirements. Excellent analytical, debugging and trouble-shooting skills. Effective organizational, communication and problem-solving skills.

Academic Credentials

Bachelors (or greater) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar program

Location: Markham, Ontario Canada