HPC & AI Research Engineer / Software Engineer

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX
Salary: $173,600–$260,400 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Sep 10, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

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TL;DR · HPC & AI Research Engineer / Software Engineer

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HPC & AI Research Engineer / Software Engineer joins the server software and solutions engineering team as a senior engineer to lead the enablement and optimization of HPC and artificial intelligence solutions on AMD EPYC processors. The role involves collaborating with product, marketing, and silicon development teams to shape performance optimization strategies, conduct competitive analysis, and perform end-customer application optimization. Day-to-day responsibilities include optimizing and showcasing product capabilities through advanced software and influencing next-generation product development. Required expertise includes x86 architecture, software-level code optimization, and system level profiling using tools like uProf or Vtune to interpret perf metrics. The candidate must be familiar with AI tools such as Claude and Cursor. This role addresses the technical challenge of deploying AI models at production level clusters and optimizing large HPC code bases across CPU and GPU environments.

Skills

x86 Architecture HPC AI Frameworks uProf Perf Metrics CPU GPU Claude

What you'll do

Lead the enablement and optimization of HPC and AI solutions on AMD EPYC processors.
Perform software-level code optimization and tuning for high-performance computing applications.
Conduct system-level profiling and interpret performance metrics using tools like uProf or Vtune.
Optimize and showcase the full capabilities of AMD products through advanced software and solutions.
Develop strategies for performance optimization and competitive analysis in collaboration with product and marketing teams.
Influence the development of next-generation products based on end-customer application optimization.
Deploy AI models and frameworks at production-level clusters.

What we're looking for

Experience in enabling and optimizing HPC and AI solutions on AMD EPYC processors.
Expertise in x86 architecture and experience with AI frameworks, models, and production-level cluster deployment.
Proficiency in software-level code optimization and tuning.
Familiarity with system-level profiling tools like uProf or Vtune and interpretation of perf metrics.
Knowledge of emerging AI tools such as Claude and Cursor (preferred).
Contribution to large HPC code bases in CPU/GPU is a plus (preferred).
MS degree in Computer Science or related field.
PhD in Computer Science or related field (preferred).

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