Senior Kernel / Linux Virtualization Engineer
AMD · Munich, Germany · Engineering
About this role
AMD is hiring a senior-level Virtualization Engineer in the operations function based in Munich, Germany. The posting calls out experience with Linux, Performance Optimization, Embedded Systems.
- Role
- Virtualization Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 29, 2026
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Senior Kernel / Linux Engineer
THE ROLE:
AMD’s server software and solutions engineering team is seeking a senior engineer to join the Linux Kernel and Virtualization development team. This role requires deep expertise in x86 architecture, virtualization, OS performance and scaling, as well as experience with open-source engagement and upstreaming. You will work on enabling AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux, designing and developing core CPU and SoC features for the Linux kernel and related open-source projects. The role spans all phases of software development, with a focus on security, virtualization, memory management, performance, scalability, low level bringup and distro interactions.