Senior Staff Software Development Engineer- GPU/AI/ML
AMD Santa Clara, CA Full-time 3/17/2026 $192k - $288k per year
Master's with 2+ Years of Experience
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•FY 2025Job Description
AMD is seeking a Senior Staff Software Developer to enhance the performance of AI applications and benchmarks. This role involves architecting the AI software stack, optimizing GPU performance, and contributing to the development of foundational models and innovative software solutions for AMD hardware.
Requirements
- Lengthy professional software development experience in performance-critical environments.
- Extensive hands-on experience in GPU programming (HIP/CUDA) and optimizing deep learning kernels and operators.
- A fundamental understanding of GPU architecture and memory hierarchy.
- Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ and object-oriented design.
- Deep experience using GPU profiling and performance analysis tools.
- Deep knowledge of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, and modern AI systems.
- Hands-on experience optimizing the post-training and inference pipelines of Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Strong technical ownership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Architect and drive the AI software stack, optimizing performance from GPU kernels to distributed systems.
- Accelerate foundational models and ensure AMD is the platform of choice for demanding workloads.
- Contribute to the entire co-design lifecycle, influencing GPU architectures and developing software for new accelerators.
Benefits
- AMD provides a competitive 'Total Rewards' package that focuses on financial growth, health, and work-life balance.
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