2026 PhD Software Engineering Intern/Co-op

AMD is a leading company focused on building products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences. As a PhD Software Engineering Intern/Co-op, you will work alongside experts to build and maintain software applications, receive training on the software creation process, and engage in projects that impact millions of end-users.

Responsibilities

• We will assign you responsibilities in which you will work closely with our software engineers to build and maintain our software applications
• We will provide training on the full software creation process, from design and built to testing and deployment
• We will encourage you to build scripts that automate some of our software development process
• We will help you learn debugging methodologies to investigate the root cause of software issues
• In certain projects we may have your involvement in crafting technical/functional documents and reports as needed

Skills

• Currently enrolled in a US based University in a PhD degree program majoring in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline
• Software engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• C/C++ programming and Scripting language like Python, Windows PowerShell, Linux shell script, Perl, Java, Javascript, UML
• Operating systems UNIX/Linux OS
• Databases, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Cloud computing platforms, Azure
• Web development frameworks, Django, Rails, Spring Boot
• Mark up languages like HTML, XML, XSL
• Defect tracking, testing, debugging
• Git, Github, Perforce
• Security technologies, OAuth, SSL, or TLS
• PC / CPU architecture, Embedded systems, microcontroller

Benefits

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