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AMD

Designs and sells processors, GPUs, accelerators

ASIC Design Verification Engineer

Full-TimeDeadline 3/9/27
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
Austin, TX, USA
Hybrid

Hybrid work is indicated by the posting.

No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with intellectual property architects to develop verification architecture and development plans.
  • Participate in verification of complex intellectual property blocks and take end-to-end ownership of key features across projects.
  • Develop test plans, verification environments, regression testing, and coverage closure.
  • Develop, modify, and maintain verification intellectual property, libraries, verification environments, and random and directed test cases using SystemVerilog, Universal Verification Methodology, and SystemC.
  • Triage and debug regressions.
  • Analyze code and functional coverage.
  • Deploy verification methodologies such as Universal Verification Methodology and formal verification.
  • Reproduce functional bugs found in post-silicon using dynamic simulation and formal verification environments.
  • Conduct and participate in code reviews.
  • Develop and maintain scripts and tools to continuously improve engineering infrastructure, methodology, and execution.
Desired Qualifications
  • ASIC verification experience.
  • Strong understanding of digital design and computer architecture.
  • Proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog, C/C++, Universal Verification Methodology, object-oriented programming, and Linux and Windows environments.
  • ASIC design knowledge and the ability to debug SystemVerilog register-transfer level code using simulation tools.
  • Experience in security verification.
  • A Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.

About the company

AMD is a semiconductor company that designs and sells processors, graphics cards, and accelerators for a range of customers, including data centers, AI developers, and enterprises. Its products include Ryzen CPUs for desktops, EPYC CPUs for data centers, and Radeon GPUs for gaming and professional visualization. AMD also offers the ROCm software stack and Instinct accelerators to boost AI and machine learning performance. The company earns revenue from hardware sales, technology licensing, and software that optimizes hardware performance. AMD differentiates itself through a broad portfolio that combines high-performance CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators, along with software ecosystems that optimize compute workloads. Its goal is to provide scalable, efficient computing power for gaming, data centers, and AI workloads while pursuing responsible corporate practices.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • August 4, 2026 revenue hit $11.5 billion; data center revenue rose 107%.
  • September 8, 2026 AMD raised 2030 TAM to $2 trillion-$3 trillion.
  • Oracle's Q3 2026 50,000-GPU Helios supercluster validates AMD's rack-scale strategy.

What critics are saying

  • Broadcom is winning OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic custom-silicon budgets during 2026.
  • August 2026 China export controls still block MI308 sales and create recurring charges.
  • If Helios ramps slip beyond Q2 2027, Nvidia consolidates frontier AI share.

What makes AMD unique

  • July 2026 Helios links MI455X, Venice EPYC, and Vulcano into rack-scale systems.
  • AMD and Meta co-developed Open Rack Wide, reducing deployment friction for hyperscalers.
  • ROCm plus EPYC gives AMD CPU-GPU software-stack leverage across AI and HPC.

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Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

-2%
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