This role pays more than
95%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$220,800
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$300k
versus about
$198k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
Amd currently has
367 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$166,400–$249,600
across 367 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Development Engineer, you will join a core team of specialists focused on improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will work directly with strategic customers to understand their requirements, identify opportunities for hardware and software value, and bridge gaps in the AMD software stack. Your daily responsibilities include optimizing collective communication primitives on GPU accelerators like NCCL and RCCL, debugging existing issues, and using Agentic AI to automate workflows. The role requires technical expertise in C/C++, Python, CUDA, or HIP, along with experience in LLM serving frameworks such as vLLM and SGLang. You will solve complex problems related to attention and KV-cache primitives on GPU accelerators while translating customer needs into actionable feedback for the AI roadmap through a data-minded approach to performance optimization.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?
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