Product Development Engineer (Server Platform)

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THE ROLE: 

We are seeking an experienced Power and Performance Optimization Engineer with strong hands-on and analytical skills. In this role, you will work closely with customers to diagnose and resolve performance and efficiency challenges across core, I/O, and application‑level workloads in datacenter environments.

This position is highly cross-functional and customer-facing, requiring strong technical depth, clear communication, and the ability to translate performance insights into measurable product and business impact.

Key Responsibilities
• Study and apply BIOS and OS level power management features to analyze and resolve power efficiency and performance issues on AMD EPYC™ server platforms.
• Debug and optimize I/O bandwidth and latency in PCIe rich server systems with complex topologies, spanning storage, networking, and accelerator subsystems.
• Drive core performance optimization in cloud and datacenter service environments, addressing CPU utilization, scheduling, scalability, and workload efficiency.
• Work closely with customers to diagnose system and application-level performance issues, translate findings into actionable guidance, and deliver measurable efficiency improvements.
• Enable customers through technical workshops, training sessions, and ongoing engineering engagements, accelerating adoption of best practices and AMD platform capabilities.
• Collaborate cross functionally with internal teams to reproduce issues, perform root cause analysis, and influence platform features, optimizations, and future product direction.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications
• Solid understanding of server architecture, including CPU, memory, PCIe, storage, and networking subsystems.
• Hands-on experience with server efficiency benchmarks, such as BenchSEE, SPECpower, SPECsert, or equivalent industry-standard tools.
• Practical experience analyzing and optimizing system- and application-level performance in datacenter or cloud environments.
• Experience debugging performance bottlenecks across BIOS, OS, and system configuration layers.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical findings to customers and cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated and able to independently drive complex technical investigations to closure in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.

Academic Credentials
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 6+ years of experience in server platform performance and power optimization, preferably in datacenter or enterprise server environments.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.