Principal AI Software Engineer

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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

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 the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges-striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE:

AMD AI Group is seeking a highly influential technical leader for OneROCm– driving a unified ROCm software stack across AMD’s broad product portfolio, includingInstinct, Radeon, Ryzen, Embedded, Game Consoles, and Autonomous Drivingplatforms. This is a rare opportunity to drive innovation, and help develop next-generation products(NPI) at company-wide scale. The ideal candidate will shapetheend-to-end ROCm software and influence the full stack, spanningcompilers, kernels, runtime, libraries, models, frameworks, and performance optimizationlayers. The role also requires stronghardware/software co-design to maximizeperformanceacross diverse AMD products and workloads.The ideal candidate is expected to be highly hands-on and embrace agentic AI workflows.

THE PERSON:

You are a strong technical leader whois able towork across organizations, align architecture with product goals, and influenceinnovation andexecution. You bring deepexpertisein at least one major area of the stack, while alsodemonstratingthe curiosity, adaptability, and technical breadth to learn new domains, grow their impact, and influence the broader ecosystem.

As a successful candidate, you are recognized for technical excellence, and the ability to deliverinnovationsthrough collaboration across silicon, system software, AI/ML frameworks, libraries, and Application enablement teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hardware-Software Co-design: Collaborate across hardware architecture, compiler, math libraries,kerneland framework teams to influence future silicon features based on evolving AI workload trends.

• Strong Execution: Deliver innovations and roadmap for AI software stack across all AMD products, ensuring AMDremainsthe platform of choice for top-tier AI customers.

• Workload Performance Engineering: Lead the profiling, analysis, and tuning of large-scale models (LLMs, Diffusion, Multimodal, andMoE) to ensure “out-of-the-box” performance excellence on AMD hardware.

• Ecosystem Innovation: Drive the development of advanced tools and frameworks for performance estimation, modeling, and automated reporting.

• Customer Engagement: Partner with top customers andhyperscalersto understand their unique workload requirements and deliver tailored architectural wins and software optimizations.

• Community &Open Source: Mentor and inspireotherengineersand contribute toROCmOpensource.

PREFERRED experience:

• Knowledge in GPU architectures, basic knowledge of CPU architecture

• Experience in AI/ML software stackspanning compilers, kernels, runtime, libraries, models, frameworks, and performance optimization layers

• Understanding of GPU programming such asROCm, CUDA, OpenCL,etc

• Experience in hardware/software co-design, building high-performance products across the full product lifecycle.

• Experience with operating systems (OS) and device driver development is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Undergraddegree required.Bachelor of Science, Masters, or PhD degree with emphasis in Electrical Engineering, Computer architecture, or Computer Science with relevant experience preferred

LOCATION;

• San Jose, other locations will be considered.

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. We consider candidates regardless of age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status.

 

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