Principal Engineer - GPU Software Architect

AMD is a company specializing in supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI technologies. The company focuses on designing next-generation processors and enabling AI breakthroughs.

• Applied experience using systems engineering skills to improve technical delivery and software lifecycle.
• Experience in continuous improvement of build robustness, regression and performance management, deployment, operations, and orchestration.
• Success in leadership roles driving cross-functional contributions to inner- or open-source software projects.
• Experience driving maturity of teams using Agile, Scrum, Kanban methodologies.
• Direct experience in technical governance, coaching, and mentoring teams.
• Ability to conduct, direct, and mentor teams in structured research and producing technical documents.
• Experience converting tacit knowledge to institutional artifacts with proven success.
• Advanced degrees (M.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D.) are preferred.

• Establish collaborative processes across libraries teams to design, implement, validate, and deliver key software library capabilities.
• Establish, validate, and update the software roadmap in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Lead collaborative engineering scoping of new architectures, design adaptations, and documentation efforts.
• Establish strategies and programs providing technical governance across engineering teams.
• Drive and assist in reviewing technical designs and proposed engineering approaches.
• Ensure plans consider constraints, performance, and roadmap commitments.
• Conduct research to explore new technologies and methodologies to improve software performance and organizational efficiency.
• Propose innovative solutions for evolving software teams in agentic-assisted software development workflows.
• Use organizational sensing to identify plans at risk and develop strategies to uplift teams.
• Provide support and guidance to technical staff executing strategies.
• Identify, capture, and transform tacit knowledge into self-service and digital forms.
• Own strategies supporting engineering best practices and ensure their adoption.
• Participate in hiring and identifying key engineering talent as a trusted partner to technical managers.

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers considering applicants without regard to various protected characteristics. Applicants’ needs will be accommodated throughout recruitment stages under respective laws. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to screen and assess applicants. This posting is for an existing vacancy.