Software Engineer

About AMD

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next‑generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

The Role

AMD is looking for a specialized software engineer with experience with AI tools and methods 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

• Infuse AI techniques into software tools and development flows to enhance automation, performance and scalability
• Stay informed on software, hardware and AI trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms, architecture, and machine learning
• Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies leveraging AI where applicable
• Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products
• Apply a data‑minded approach to target optimization efforts
• Participate in new ASIC and hardware bring‑ups
• Debug/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: Python, C++, SQL
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and techniques for model integration into software systems
• Ability to write high‑quality code with 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) and profilers (a plus)
• Effective communication and problem‑solving skills

Academic Credentials

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

Location

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.