Principal / Senior GPU Software Performance Engineer — Post‑Training
AMDPrincipal / Senior GPU Software Performance Engineer — Post‑Training
AMDLocation
San Jose, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/5/2026
Compensation
USD $210,000.00/Yr. – USD $300,000.00/Yr.
Job description
In this role at AMD, you will drive the performance of post-training workloads on AMD Instinct™ GPUs, focusing on optimizing training pipelines for AI applications. You will work collaboratively across various teams, including framework, compiler, and model teams, to enhance training performance and stability. The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess strong communication skills to address complex cross-stack issues. This position emphasizes innovation and collaboration to achieve measurable improvements in training efficiency.
Requirements
- Proven GPU performance engineering experience for deep learning using ROCm/HIP, Triton, or similar technologies.
- Hands-on experience with SFT, LoRA, and RL-based training at scale.
- Strong experience with PyTorch, including torch.distributed and FSDP/ZeRO or equivalent.
- Proficiency in Python and C++, with the ability to read and write kernels as needed.
- Experience with distributed systems and collective communication libraries.
- A track record of turning profiles into fixes, upstreaming changes, and documenting results.
Responsibilities
- Lead performance optimization for finetuning and reinforcement learning training solutions on AMD GPUs.
- Improve throughput, memory efficiency, and stability across data, model, and optimizer steps.
- Optimize multi-GPU and multi-node training and communication patterns.
- Contribute efficient kernels and targeted graph-level optimizations.
- Profile, diagnose, and resolve bottlenecks using standard tooling while preventing regressions in CI.
- Ship reproducible pipelines and documentation adopted by internal teams and external developers.
- Collaborate with framework, compiler, and model teams to implement durable improvements.
Benefits
- AMD provides a competitive 'Total Rewards' package that focuses on financial growth, health, and work-life balance.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Advanced Micro Devices Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
71
FY2026
Approval rate
99.2%
FY2026
LCA certified
263
FY2026
Entry-level share
4.2%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-61%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-68%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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