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Principal AI Software Engineer

AMD

Location

San Jose, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

USD $210,000.00/Yr. – USD $300,000.00/Yr.

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-61% YoY
πŸ’Ž Strong sponsor

Job description

AMD AI Group is seeking a technical leader for OneROCm, focusing on driving a unified ROCm software stack across AMD's diverse product portfolio. This role presents a unique opportunity to influence innovation and develop next-generation products at a company-wide scale. The ideal candidate will shape the end-to-end ROCm software, requiring strong hardware/software co-design to maximize performance across various AMD products. The position emphasizes collaboration, technical excellence, and the ability to engage with top customers to meet their unique workload requirements.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in at least one major area of the software stack.
  • Knowledge in GPU architectures and basic knowledge of CPU architecture.
  • Experience in AI/ML software stack spanning compilers, kernels, runtime, libraries, models, frameworks, and performance optimization layers.
  • Understanding of GPU programming such as ROCm, CUDA, and OpenCL.
  • Experience in hardware/software co-design and building high-performance products across the full product lifecycle.
  • Undergraduate degree required, with a preference for a Bachelor of Science, Masters, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, or Computer Science.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate across hardware architecture, compiler, math libraries, kernel, and framework teams to influence future silicon features based on evolving AI workload trends.
  • Deliver innovations and roadmap for the AI software stack across all AMD products.
  • Lead the profiling, analysis, and tuning of large-scale models to ensure performance excellence on AMD hardware.
  • Drive the development of advanced tools and frameworks for performance estimation, modeling, and automated reporting.
  • Partner with top customers and hyperscalers to understand their unique workload requirements and deliver tailored architectural wins and software optimizations.
  • Mentor and inspire other engineers and contribute to ROCm Open Source.

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 Β· 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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