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Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Open-Source Software

at Advanced Micro Devices

📍 Bellevue, Washington, United States Hybrid Posted April 16, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
Category Software Engineering

AMD is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Open-Source Software to lead software engineering efforts focused on improving performance of applications and benchmarks. The role involves optimizing targets with architecture specialists, developing new technologies, and contributing during ASIC and hardware bring ups.

  • Work with architecture specialists to improve future products
  • Optimize key applications and benchmarks with a data minded approach
  • Design and develop new AMD technologies
  • Participate in new ASIC and hardware bring ups
  • Debug and fix issues with more efficient approaches and develop technical relationships

You will design and develop software to improve application and benchmark performance, using a data-minded approach and working with algorithms and architecture experts. The stack is C/C++ with experience in concurrent programming and threading APIs, plus debugging, GitHub-based source control, and profiling; you may also work across Windows, Linux, and Android environments.

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineering leader who has optimized performance-critical applications and benchmarks in close coordination with architecture experts. They have strong C/C++ and object-oriented programming experience, hands-on debugging and profiling skills, and familiarity with concurrent programming and threading APIs on Windows, Linux, and/or Android.

software engineering leadershipdata minded approach to target optimization effortsdebugging/fix existing issuesdevelop technical relationships with peers and partnersperformance optimization of key applications and benchmarkswork with AMD's architecture specialists
Strong object-oriented programming backgroundC/C++ preferredExperience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIsExperience with WindowsLinux and/or Android operating system developmentExperience with software development processes and tools such as debuggerssource code control systems (GitHub) and profilers is a plusEffective communication and problem-solving skillsMotivating leader with good interpersonal skills
GitHubdebuGGersprofilers
Software engineering leadershipperformance optimizationbenchmarksdata minded approachalgorithmsarchitectureASIC and hardware bring upsdebuggingC/C++object-oriented programmingconcurrent programmingthreading APIsWindowsLinuxAndroiddebuggersGitHubprofilerssource code control systemsissue resolutiontechnical relationships
Software engineering leadershipObject-oriented programmingC/C++concurrent programmingthreading APIsWindows operating system developmentLinux operating system developmentAndroid operating system developmentdebuggerssource code control systems (GitHub)profilersData-minded approach to target optimization effortsAlgorithmsarchitecture optimizationASIC and hardware bring upsDebuggingPerformance of key applications and benchmarksTechnical communication
Leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolutionEffective communicationWork optimally with different teams across AMDMotivating leader with good interpersonal skillsInterpersonal collaborationDevelop technical relationships with peers and partners
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Lead software development to optimize AI-related open-source software performance and support hardware bring-up
Role Subtype Backend Engineer
Tech Domains Python, Linux, QA & Testing
Visa Sponsorship No
Senior Software Development EngineerAI Open-Source Softwaresoftware engineer ing leaddata minded approachtarget optimizationperformancebenchmarksarchitecture specialistsalgorithmsarchitectureDesign and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologiesASIC and hardware bring upsdebuggingC/C++Object-oriented programmingconcurrent programmingthreading APIsWindowsLinuxAndroiddebuggersGitHubprofilerssource code control systemstechnical relationshipsissue resolutionopen-source

Must be eligible without visa sponsorship (no visa sponsorship offered)

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