AI Software Architect, AI Software Solutions - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

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AI Software Architect, AI Software Solutions 

THE TEAM: 

AMD's Data Center GPU organization is transforming the industry with our AI based Graphic Processors. Our primary objective is to design exceptional products that drive the evolution of computing experiences, serving as the cornerstone for enterprise Data Centers, (AI) Artificial Intelligence, HPC and Embedded systems. If this resonates with you, come and joining our Data Center GPU organization where we are building amazing AI powered products with amazing people.

THE ROLE: 

Would you like to be part of a world class team enabling software for world class datacenters and the mightiest supercomputers? AMD is searching for talented and highly motivated AI Software Engineers to join our team of developers pushing the boundaries of efficiency and performance to enable and optimize the software ecosystem for the next generation of GPU computational accelerators. Our team has an unparalleled perspective of the AI landscape.  We work with the industry’s most sophisticated clients to help them leverage the latest hardware capabilities for their AI use cases.  As part of our team, you will be among the first in the world to combine the newest hardware with the industry’s latest applications, libraries, frameworks, and SDKs to push the limits of innovation and solve the world’s most complex challenges. Minimum 4 years of experience required.  

THE PERSON: 

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled AI Software Engineer to join our team. You will work with a team of Software Engineers to enable DL models, libraries, and applications for Instinct GPUs in both on-prem and Cloud environments.  Candidates should be strong in Python and/or C++.  Candidates should also have experience analyzing and optimizing the performance of AI software and understand hardware bottlenecks and harness performance to hit close to roofline.  Must be self-motivated and possess the ability to work well within a team environment. 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 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. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• 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. 

LOCATION: 

Santa Clara/ San Jose CA

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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 detailhere.

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