Senior Software Development Engineer

Job Title

Senior Software Development Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Multimedia Security Platform team to develop and deliver content-protection technologies that enable secure, premium video playback on AMD platforms. The role focuses on system-level security across Linux, trusted execution environments (TEE), multimedia stacks, and hardware-assisted security.

This is a fixed-term contract (12 months) based in Belgrade with a hybrid work model.

Experience Level

Senior-level. No explicit years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include design, implementation, integration, testing, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure video playback solutions.

• Design, develop, and maintain Widevine OEMCrypto implementations in Trusted Execution Environments (TEE).
• Develop and optimize secure content decryption modules (CDM) for protected video playback.
• Implement secure buffer handling and encrypted content processing pipelines.
• Integrate OEMCrypto with secure VA-API and multimedia frameworks.
• Create end-to-end test applications for Widevine L1 secure playback validation.
• Collaborate with Platform Security Processor (PSP), multimedia driver, and display teams to implement secure video paths.
• Support HDCP integration and secure rendering pipelines.
• Investigate, debug, and resolve security-related issues across the trusted application stack.
• Ensure solutions meet Google Widevine certification and compliance requirements.
• Improve validation automation, testing methodologies, and overall software quality.

Requirements

Technical skills and experience required or strongly preferred. Listed items separate must-haves from nice-to-haves.

• Must-have: Proficiency in C programming.
• Must-have: Experience with Linux systems, kernel, or device drivers.
• Must-have: Experience with multimedia frameworks, video codecs, or hardware-accelerated video processing.
• Must-have: Understanding of secure memory handling (e.g., Trusted Memory Zone) and secure buffer management.
• Must-have: Familiarity with cryptographic concepts and secure coding practices.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with Google Widevine, PlayReady, FairPlay, or comparable DRM ecosystems and certification processes.
• Nice-to-have: Experience integrating secure VA-API paths, multimedia drivers, or working with PSP/display teams on secure video paths.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferred in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. (Preferred, not explicitly required.)

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.