AMD · 12 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer – AI Compiler Engineer (NPU)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$226K/yr - $340K/yr
12+ years expAMD is a leading company in the computing industry, focused on building innovative products that enhance next-generation computing experiences. The Principal Software Engineer will provide technical leadership for AMD’s NPU compiler stack, focusing on compiler design, optimization strategies, and collaboration with hardware and ML framework teams.
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Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for the architecture and development of AMD’s NPU compiler stack
Design advanced IR transformations, graph‑level optimizations, and hardware‑aware fusion passes
Guide system-wide performance strategies using deep knowledge of HW architecture constraints (memory, parallelism, dataflows)
Collaborate with hardware architects, runtime teams, and ML framework teams (ONNX, PyTorch) to drive co‑design
Drive performance investigations, benchmarking, and software‑hardware co‑optimization
Represent AMD externally through technical publications, open‑source contributions, or industry engagement
Mentor MTS/SMTS engineers and set technical direction for large compiler initiatives
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in compilers, performance engineering, or system-level software
Strong C++ expertise and proficiency in Python
Extensive hands-on experience with LLVM and MLIR
Experience designing optimizations tightly coupled to hardware architectures (e.g., tensor accelerators, GPUs, NPUs)
Deep understanding of compiler internals: IR design, scheduling, memory optimizations, multi-stage lowering
Demonstrated experience delivering production-quality compiler or systems software
Experience driving technical strategy across teams and influencing product roadmaps
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Preferred
Contributions to open‑source compiler/ML communities (LLVM, MLIR, XLA, TVM, Triton)
Experience with AI/ML model execution, graph optimization, and performance tuning
Experience with domain-specific languages or IRs for machine learning
Knowledge of NPU/GPU execution models, memory hierarchies, and parallelism strategies
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