Overview:

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. 

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Responsibilities:

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: 

Working on ROCgdb, ROCm open source GDB-based debugger for heterogeneous computing (CPU and GPU), targeting multiple offloading/compute/graphics languages and frameworks 

Linux tools and driver libraries development 

Research and implement state-of-the-art software algorithms in heterogeneous debugging support domain to improve user debugging capabilities and experience 

Work closely with AMD software and hardware engineering teams to stay informed of current trends and future features; provide suggestions for feature and fixes in released and unreleased products 

Advise technical directions for GPU debugging support effort across components and domains 

Communicate across AMD teams to identify opportunities and facilitate feedback between groups 

Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products

Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies 

Participating in new ASIC 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 technical skills and experience in software product development using C, C++ and assembly. 

Experience in generic data processing and algorithms 

Knowledge of CPU/GPU architecture

HW/SW debugging experience using GDB tool 

SIMD/SIMT architecture understanding  

GPU platform debugging experience  

GDB open-source project development experience

Open-source upstream presence (Binutils, GDB, GCC, LLVM, etc)  

Compute language/API experience (HIP, CUDA, OpenCL or OpenMP) 

Embedded platform software development  

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

Experience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIs 

Experience with Windows, Linux and/or Android operating system development  

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

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 

LOCATION:

Austin, TX 

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Qualifications:

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail .

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.