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# Software Engineer - Networking (P4, packet processing, data plane)

- **Company:** Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Unit Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Programming, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), Remote Direct Memory Access, Software Engineering, System Software, Data Processing, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-networking-p4-packet-processing-data-plane-santa-clara-ca--97ef5ce9-d74d-458d-929d-558319d4458f

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Packet Processing, Data Processing, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Development, Software Engineering, Benchmarking, Performance Management, Leadership, 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., * Experience in software development in domains of Networking, Security, RDMA, or system software.

 * Strong software design and programming skills (C/C++, Python preferred).
 * Experience with one or more of the following : Software Defined Networking, Networking Device drivers or High Speed Packet Programming - Networking ASICs/DPDK, Security or RDMA / RoCE.
 * Experience with RDMA, P4 architecture/programming or networking drivers is an added advantage
 * Good interpersonal skills and effective communication
 * Experience in DPU or AI-NIC development is a huge plus.
 * This is a Senior level role; no recent college graduates will be considered., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

## Description

AMD is looking for a strategic software engineering lead who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology., * Work with AMD's architecture specialists to improve future products

 * Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts
 * Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture
 * Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies
 * Participating in new ASIC and hardware bring ups
 * Debugging/fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work
 * Develop technical relationships with peers and partners
 * Design and develop data path/control path software for next generation DPUs/AI-NIC.
 * Develop/automate unit tests, participate in design/code reviews.
 * Collaborate with customer engineering teams over design and participate in debug sessions, AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's "Responsible AI Policy" is available here.