Principal Field Application Engineer - Datacenter; Seattle

Base Pay Range

$/yr - $/yr

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 our culture is the real differentiator.

We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges while striving for execution excellence and being direct, humble, collaborative and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

We are looking for a team member to support a strategic Mega Datacenter customer in the Seattle, Washington area. The role involves engaging with key customer engineering and leadership to demonstrate AMD technology differentiators, addressing their business needs in real‑world usage scenarios. You will lead all aspects of technical engagement, be accountable to the Field Engineering Director and Sales Team, provide training to teammates and assist them with unique challenges.

The emphasis is on platform and end‑user workload optimization, cultivating a deep technical understanding of x86 server platform and processor SOC architecture, the Linux operating system, common cloud and MDC workloads, and performance profiling and monitoring utilities. You will synthesize this knowledge to guide the customer from the core to the node to the datacenter.

We would love to talk if you possess the following:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) balancing hardware, system architecture and application software expertise.
• Proven track record in CPU and server system architecture, server benchmarks, GPU computing, FPGA accelerators, and server platform enablement.
• Excellent problem‑solving, time‑management, prioritization and organizational skills, able to lead complex problems involving multi‑disciplinary, multi‑functional teams and many priorities at once.
• Ability to cultivate strong internal (sales, marketing, engineering) and external (customer) relationships.
• Physical requirement: able to lift up to 50 lbs. (racking hardware).
• Willing to travel up to 25%.

• Articulate the benefits of AMD technology offerings for the cloud service provider and MDC market verticals.
• Provide hands‑on, expert‑level technical guidance to systems engineers and application developers.
• Partner with other AMD subject matter authorities to tackle specific customer challenges.
• Lead technical design sessions; architect and detail technical solutions aligned with end‑user objectives.
• Architect, install and test solutions in‑house as needed to ensure successful deployments and evaluations.
• Design and lead evaluations to ensure a quality solution is delivered, providing technical assistance to sales for overall account strategy based on AMD datacenter solutions.
• Gather a solid understanding of the competitive landscape and clearly articulate the technical differentiation and value proposition of AMD versus competitors.
• Drive customer feedback into AMD sales, business unit and engineering teams.

• Provide technical guidance to sales personnel and customers in evaluating, designing and developing AMD‑based server and/or datacenter solutions.
• Partner with sales to uncover possible application of our products and solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Align with AMD Sales, Architecture, Development, CTO, Business Unit and other relevant teams to accomplish account goals.
• Perform technical presentations, training and updates for customers, partners and prospects.
• Translate customer business issues and requirements into technical solution opportunities/engagements that best demonstrate our product offerings.
• Keep abreast of the competitive landscape and articulate the technical differentiation and value proposition of AMD versus competitors.
• Assist with solution development/architectural design to meet specific customer needs.
• Analyze customer product solutions and evaluate product performance based on market…