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SR. Software Development Engineer – GPU Kernel Development

AMD

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/30/2026

Compensation

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

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

Job description

The role at AMD involves optimizing and developing deep learning frameworks specifically for AMD GPUs. As a core team member, you will enhance GPU kernels and improve training and inference performance across multi-GPU and multi-node systems. The position requires collaboration with internal GPU library teams and open-source maintainers to ensure effective integration of optimizations. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership and drive projects independently within a high-performing team.

Requirements

  • Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Advanced technical and analytical skills in Linux environments.
  • Deep expertise in designing and optimizing GPU kernels for deep learning on AMD GPUs using HIP, CUDA, and assembly.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and C++ with experience in performance tuning and debugging.
  • Broad experience with large-scale heterogeneous compute environments.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance and optimize deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch for AMD GPUs.
  • Create and optimize GPU kernels to maximize performance for specific AI operations.
  • Design and optimize deep learning models specifically for AMD GPU performance.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to analyze and improve training and inference performance on AMD GPUs.
  • Engage with framework maintainers to ensure code changes are aligned with requirements and integrated upstream.
  • Optimize deep learning performance on both scale-up (multi-GPU) and scale-out (multi-node) systems.
  • Leverage advanced compiler technologies to improve deep learning performance.
  • Enhance the full deep learning pipeline, including integrating graph compilers.
  • Apply sound engineering principles to ensure robust and maintainable solutions.
  • Provide strategic direction and mentorship to junior team members through code reviews and knowledge sharing.

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%

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Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

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LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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