Required Skills:

- 8-10+ years of hands-on software development experience with strong expertise in Java and Python

- Proven ability to translate high-level project goals into clear software requirements, architecture, interfaces, milestones, and acceptance criteria

- Experience serving as a hands-on technical lead for junior engineers, including task breakdown, design guidance, implementation support, code reviews, and technical decision-making

- Strong industry experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable software systems, automation frameworks, and manufacturing test platforms

- Proven ability to break down complex projects into well-defined tasks and components that junior engineers can execute independently

- Strong object-oriented design, modular application development, scripting, API integration, and external system integration experience

- Experience with source code control and CI/CD pipelines such as Git, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions

- Experience working in agile development environments with clear execution planning, dependency management, and technical risk tracking

- Strong debugging, system-level analysis, and problem-solving skills across software, firmware, hardware, and manufacturing environments

- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to align cross-functional stakeholders and communicate technical plans, risks, and status clearly

Basic Job Deliverables:

- Define requirements, architecture, interfaces, milestones, and acceptance criteria for Java/Python-based post-silicon factory test infrastructure

- Serve as the hands-on technical lead for project execution, guiding junior engineers through design, implementation, testing, integration, and delivery

- Decompose high-level project goals into actionable engineering tasks with clear ownership, dependencies, and expected outcomes

- Design and implement robust, maintainable, and scalable software components for manufacturing test infrastructure

- Conduct design reviews and code reviews to ensure quality, reliability, maintainability, and alignment with project requirements

- Develop and implement robust debug strategies to resolve complex system-level and manufacturing issues

- Partner with AMD engineering teams, manufacturing teams, and contract manufacturing partners to drive implementation, deployment, and optimization

- Identify technical risks, resolve complex issues, and improve existing tools, workflows, development practices, and methodologies

Qualification:

- Bachelors or Masters degree preferred in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Experience Level:

- Minimum 8 years of software development experience, including software/firmware development, test automation, and Java/Python-based application development

- Demonstrated experience acting as a senior technical contributor or technical lead on multi-engineer projects

- Experience mentoring junior engineers and driving execution through clear requirements, architecture guidance, task breakdown, and review checkpoints