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AMD · 4 months ago

Senior Member of Technical Staff Software Engineer- GPU, LLM, AI

Santa Clara, California

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) is focused on transforming lives with their technology in computing experiences. As a Senior Member of Technical Staff, you will be integral to AMD's AI strategy, working on optimizing AI software stacks and collaborating on cutting-edge applications to enhance performance on GPUs.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Architect and Drive the AI Software Stack: You will establish best practices and optimize performance from the lowest-level GPU kernels to large-scale distributed systems, shaping the foundational software for AMD hardware

Accelerate Foundational Models: Your work will directly accelerate cutting-edge applications like foundation models (LLMs) and autonomous AI agents, ensuring AMD is the platform of choice for the most demanding workloads

Innovate Across Hardware and Software: You will contribute to the entire co-design lifecycle, from influencing future GPU architectures to developing groundbreaking software for new accelerators and collaborating with the broader AI community

Qualification

High-performance C++GPU programming (HIP/CUDA)Large Language Models (LLMs)Kernel optimizationAI systems knowledgeGPU profiling toolsTechnical ownershipCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Extensive professional software development experience in performance-critical environments

Long term hands-on experience in GPU programming (HIP/CUDA) and optimizing deep learning kernels and operators

A fundamental understanding of GPU architecture and memory hierarchy, used to diagnose and resolve complex performance bottlenecks

Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ and object-oriented design

Deep experience using GPU profiling and performance analysis tools (e.g., AMD ROCm Profiler, NVIDIA Nsight) to diagnose and resolve complex bottlenecks in distributed, multi-GPU systems

Deep knowledge of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, and modern AI systems (Generative AI, Agentic AI)

Hands-on experience optimizing the post-training and inference pipelines of Large Language Models (LLMs)

Strong technical ownership, communication, and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering complex technical solutions

Preferred

Experience or deep expertise with the AMD ROCm/HIP ecosystem

Master's degree preferred, PhD is a plus

Relevant publications in AI/ML, GPU computing, or system optimization are highly valued

Benefits

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Company

AMD

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Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.

Founded in 1969

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.amd.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (770)

2023 (551)

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2020 (547)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

unknown

Key Investors

OpenAIDaniel Loeb

2025-10-06Post Ipo Equity

2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity

2021-06-29Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

Lisa Su

Chair & CEO

Mark Papermaster

CTO and EVP

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