About the role

What will you do at AMD?

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for an influential software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work on FPGA Device Modeling and Physical Databases

Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products

Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts

Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture

Participating in new FPGA and hardware bring ups

Debugging/fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work

Develop technical relationships with peers and partners

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Strong object-oriented programming background, C/C++ preferred

Ability to write high quality code with a keen attention to detail

Experience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIs

Experience with Windows and Linux development

Experience with software development processes and tools such as debuggers, source code control systems (GitHub) and profilers is a plus

Effective communication and problem-solving skills

Motivating leader with good interpersonal skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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Benefits

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Which skills does this role require?

C++FPGA Device ModelingDebuggingData analysisArchitecture optimizationLeadershipHardware bring-upFPGADevice ModelingSoftware EngineeringArchitectureHardwareAlgorithmsData-mindedOptimizationPhysical Databases

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