AMD · 6 days ago
Sr AI Performance Software Engineer
Illinois, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
4+ years expAMD is a leader in next-generation computing experiences, focusing on AI and data centers. They are seeking a Senior AI Performance Software Engineer to join their AI Software Solutions Team, where the role involves optimizing software for GPU computational accelerators and working with sophisticated clients to leverage the latest hardware capabilities.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Enable software for world class datacenters and the mightiest supercomputers
Optimize the software ecosystem for the next generation of GPU computational accelerators
Work with a team of Software Engineers to enable DL models, libraries, and applications for Instinct GPUs in both on-prem and Cloud environments
Analyze and optimize the performance of AI software
Understand hardware bottlenecks and harness performance to hit close to roofline
Qualification
Required
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python
Strong development experience is at least one major DL framework such as Pytorch or Tensorflow in inference, fine tuning and/or training
MS with years of related experience or PhD with years of related experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related equivalent
Experience developing software and system-level performance optimizations with a solid architecture understanding in GPUs a plus
Experience with open-source software development including collaboration with community maintainers and submitting contributions is a plus
Publications in reputed peer-reviewed ML conferences/journals a plus
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills root-causing/addressing performance issues
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Willingness to learn skills, tools, and methods to advance the quality, consistency, and timeliness of AMD software products
Minimum 4 years of experience required
Preferred
Expertise in profiling tools across the AI SW Stack (Torchprofiler, RocM profiler, Vtune, Nsight)
Experience in implementing and optimizing parallel methods on GPU accelerators (NCCL/RCCL, OpenMP, MPI)
Performance analysis skills for both CPU and GPU
Experience with Singularity, Docker, and/or Kubernetes
Experience providing clear and timely communication related to status and other key aspects of the project to leadership team
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