Principal Software Development Engineer, AI Open-source Software

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA · Engineering

This role is for a Principal Software Development Engineer focused on AI Open-Source Software at AMD. The responsibilities include improving future product performance, applying a data-minded approach to optimization, staying informed of software and hardware trends, designing and developing new AMD technologies, participating in hardware bring-ups, debugging issues, and researching efficient solutions. While the company mentions AI and its own AI policy, the core responsibilities of this specific role are centered around general software engineering, performance optimization, and hardware/software co-design, rather than direct AI/ML model development or deployment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products
  2. Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts
  3. Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture
  4. Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies
  5. Participating in new ASIC and hardware bring ups

Skills

Required

  • Strong object-oriented programming background
  • C/C++ preferred
  • Ability to write high quality code with a keen attention to detail
  • Experience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIs
  • Experience with Windows, Linux and/or Android operating system development
  • Effective communication and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

  • Experience with software development processes and tools such as debuggers, source code control systems (GitHub) and profilers is a plus
  • Motivating leader with good interpersonal skills