WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING:

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.SR. LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERTHE ROLE: AMD is looking for an influential software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.

THE PERSON: The ideal candidate possesses an innovative and problem-solving mindset, has a keen interest in software engineering, distributed systems and AI, and is not afraid to work in a challenging, fast-paced environment. We set high standards for ourselves and focus relentlessly on customer success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to the design and development of new software features and components
• Write unit, integration, end-to-end, performance and scale tests
• Contribute to the design and implementation of future product architectures offering improved capabilities, scale and security
• Collaborate with other engineering teams, share information in the form of specs, write-ups, presentations, etc.
• Collaborate closely with system test and customer support teams to deploy the software and ensure customer success

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Good knowledge and hands-on experience of 12 to 15 years with Go (preferred), Python, Java or similar programming language

• Good understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms, operating systems concepts and concurrency

• Familiarity with Linux, git and modern software development tools and techniques

• Familiarity with cloud-native software development principles and tools (microservice architectures, protobuf, gRPC, containers, Kubernetes, etc.)

• Good analytical, problem-solving and communication skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.