HPC Systems Engineer, AI Workloads

Amd

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$173,600–$260,400 / yr
Posted
48 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 8, 2027

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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

Amd currently has 496 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · HPC Systems Engineer, AI Workloads

The HPC Systems Engineer - AI Workloads joins the IT compute platforms engineering team to design, develop, and administer High-Performance Computing infrastructure, GPU clusters, and AI workload schedulers. The role involves developing and maintaining GPU-based clusters, administering ML/AI platforms for distributed services, LLMs, and inferencing, and automating end-to-end system provisioning. Key responsibilities include monitoring cluster performance, managing resource allocation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet AI infrastructure requirements. Required technical skills include proficiency in Python, Shell, Ubuntu, KVM, and GPU drivers, along with experience in SLURM, Kubernetes, RoCEv2, and 400G networking. Candidates should also possess experience with Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform, Prometheus, and Grafana to manage large-scale distributed computing for AI and HPC workloads.

What you'll do

  • Develop, implement, and maintain GPU-based clusters to ensure optimal performance.
  • Administer ML/AI platforms by managing deployments, resource allocation, monitoring, and security.
  • Automate system provisioning and end-to-end cluster management.
  • Monitor and evaluate AI system performance against industry best practices and company standards.
  • Use AI/ML to improve internal processes and tools for end-to-end service delivery.
  • Provide technical expertise to address AI infrastructure requirements for cross-functional projects.

What we're looking for

  • Develop, implement, and maintain GPU-based clusters to ensure optimal performance.
  • Administer ML/AI platforms, including distributed ML services, LLMs, and AI inferencing.
  • Automate system provisioning and end-to-end cluster management.
  • Monitor and evaluate AI system performance against industry best practices and company standards.
  • Experience in developing Python-based AI apps and UIs (preferred).
  • Experience in HPC infrastructure engineering for AI/HPC domains (preferred).
  • Proficiency in RoCEv2, K8s, KVM, Ubuntu, Python, Shell, GPU drivers, and 400G networking (preferred).
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or computer engineering (preferred).

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