AMD ยท 2 months ago
Applied ML Researcher - Gen AI, Advanced Graphics Program
Santa Clara, California
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$119K/yr - $204K/yrAMD is a leading company focused on creating innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. They are seeking an Applied ML Researcher specializing in generative AI and advanced graphics technologies to contribute to cutting-edge research and development in PC gaming and data center workloads.
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Responsibilities
Work with a team of applied researchers to invent and path find new GenAI based technologies in real time neural graphics and other ML accelerated opportunities including data center workloads
Perform STOA research; Implement POCs to demonstrate these disruptive technologies keeping a keen eye on low level HW and SW optimizations
Create comprehensive datasets to test POCs for quality and performance
Contribute to writing software architecture specs to deliver to ISV/Dev tech teams to aid deployment to product
Contribute towards AMD's IP portfolio by publishing novel research in top conferences
Qualification
Required
Technical expertise in generative AI and real-time graphics technologies
Good understanding of machine learning frameworks, transformers, and neural graphics
Strong programming expertise in C++ and Python
Ability to work on cutting-edge research and translate academic insights into practical applications
Contribute to technological innovation at the intersection of generative AI, gaming experiences, and computational graphics
Work with a team of applied researchers to invent and path find new GenAI based technologies
Perform STOA research and implement POCs to demonstrate disruptive technologies
Create comprehensive datasets to test POCs for quality and performance
Contribute to writing software architecture specs for deployment to product
Contribute towards AMD's IP portfolio by publishing novel research in top conferences
Undergrad degree required. Bachelor or Master of Science degree with emphasis in Computer Science, Computer architecture, or Electrical Engineering with relevant experience preferred
Preferred
Experience developing ML models in popular frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow etc.)
Ability to reproduce STOA and iterate on it to fit the application under consideration
Through understanding of attention modules, diffusion transformers and vision transformers
Excellent C/C++/Scripting (Python, etc.) skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with attention to details
Knowledge of Graphics/Compute APIs (DX/OpenGL/Vulkan/OpenCL etc.)
Knowledge of GPU architecture is a plus
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