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Interconnect Firmware Engineer

AMD · Austin, TX, United States

AMD is hiring for Interconnect Firmware Engineer in Austin, TX, United States. What you'll do: testing / qa, work across the infrastructure and gaming domains. Qualifications: a master's degree and familiarity with Python, C++, Git, and Linux. Hybrid.

Hiring signals for Computer Hardware Engineers

SOC 17-2061 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

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Computer Hardware Engineers Job Market Score

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  • Pay is above the national median ($152k vs $138k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 2% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (23% appear duplicated)

Computer Hardware Engineers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Computer Hardware Engineers.

  • 287Active postings
  • 2Posted this week
  • 77Open 30+ days27% of active
  • 18Remote / hybrid6% of active
  • 6%List salary16 of 287
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $152kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 17dMedian agep90 54d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering235$152k n=16
Embedded34
DevOps / SRE1
Customer Success1
Accounting1

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time11$144k n=10
Intern8
Contract4

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing228
Technology208$152k n=16
Government / Public Sector26
Healthcare10
Transportation & Logistics7$184k n=3

Top categories

  • Engineering235
  • Embedded34
  • DevOps / SRE1
  • Customer Success1
  • Accounting1
  • Server / Host1

In-demand skills

  • Python21
  • C++20
  • Linux17
  • Git8
  • Perl5
  • Agile4
  • AWS4
  • REST3

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing228
  • Technology208
  • Government / Public Sector26
  • Healthcare10
  • Transportation & Logistics7
  • Professional Services7

Employment mix

  • Unspecified264 · 92%
  • Full-time11 · 4%
  • Intern8 · 3%
  • Contract4 · 1%

Top hiring companies

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Source
careers.amd.com
Original link
https://careers.amd.com/jobs/76658?lang=en-us
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Workday
Posted
4 months ago (2026-01-08)
Status
active

Skills: Python, C++, Git, Linux

Topics: Infrastructure, Gaming

Activities: Testing / QA

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