Staff Firmware Engineer (BIOS)
AMD · Penang, Malaysia · Engineering
About this role
AMD is hiring a staff-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Penang, Malaysia. The posting calls out experience with C, Embedded Systems.
- Role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Location
- Penang, Malaysia
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 2, 2026
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Job description
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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:
Technical, hands-on engineer with leadership qualities responsible for Client Customer Engineering BIOS / FW applications engineering on AMD Client products (consumer and commercial PC). The individual will work with AMD’s customers, and liaise with AMD Architecture, FW, Validation and SW teams to support customers, and debug customer related issues. This role is both breadth and depth at the BIOS/FW at platform level.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, develop, and debug BIOS (System Software) for internal/external systems and platforms that use AMD APU/CPU.
- Participant in day-to-day BIOS development work using PC assembly and C languages; will need to interact with internal organizations, BIOS vendors, and customers.