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AMD · 1 month ago

Principal Software Development Engineer, AI Open-Source Software

positionSanta Clara, California
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff

AMD is a leading company focused on building innovative products that accelerate computing experiences. They are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to develop cutting-edge AI software for data center GPUs, contributing to open-source projects and enhancing performance.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor
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Responsibilities

Contribute to RAG, Ray, ROCm, Coding Agent, DGL, llama.cpp, verl, MegaBlocks, FlashInfer, Triton Inference Server, Taichi, and other merging open-source projects driving AI innovation
Collaborate with leading partners and open-source communities to enable AI workloads and improve performance on data center GPUs

Qualification

C++PythonAI trainingInferenceGPU programmingPerformance optimization

Required

Experience with C++, Python, or similar programming languages
Knowledge of AI training and inference
Familiarity with GPU programming (CUDA, HIP, or OpenCL) and performance optimization techniques
Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

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.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.amd.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (836)
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2023 (551)
2022 (739)
2021 (519)
2020 (547)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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Key Investors
OpenAIDaniel Loeb
2025-10-06Post Ipo Equity
2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity
2021-06-29Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Lisa Su
Chair & CEO
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Mark Papermaster
CTO and EVP
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