WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for an influential SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, along with attention to details. Strong communication, time management, and presentation skills. Effective team player who focuses on collaboration and furthering team success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work on workload/competitive analysis of contemporary and futuristic game/AI/ML applications.
• Identify complex technical problems, break them down, summarize multiple possible solutions, and help the team make progress.
• Work with architects to understand bottlenecks in graphics cores and SoCs.
• Analyze existing and emerging graphics/compute paradigms and algorithms.
• Implement and run simulation models - i.e., both RTL and high-level simulation to estimate potential gains.
• Propose innovative solutions for PPA improvements.
• Deploy methodological solutions to improve performance attainment efficiency and reduce task latency.
• Drive initiatives to improve RTG analysis tools.
• Collaborate with engineers and managers on multiple sites.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience spanning architecture, performance analysis and AI/ML/graphics/compute algorithms.
• Excellent C/C++/Scripting (Python, etc.) experience.
• Knowledge of Graphics/Compute APIs (DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan/OpenCL, etc.).
• Knowledge of GPU architecture.
• Experience in GFX profiling tools is a plus (PIX, RenderDoc, AMD tools, etc.).
• Experience in developing performance monitoring infrastructure.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

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