AI / HPC Software Development Engineer - University Program

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. We offer the industry’s strongest portfolio of High Performance and Adaptive Computing products spanning CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Adaptive SoCs. With these, we deliver differentiated solutions for cloud, edge, and intelligent end devices, that accelerate a diverse set of emerging workloads, from AI to smart networking and software-defined infrastructure. If you want to work with leading professors in top universities on exciting research and teaching projects using our state-of-the-art technologies, we invite you to apply to join our University Program team, which is part of the AMD Research and Advanced Development group. We empower academic teaching and research with our technologies by: Providing educators and researchers with access to our latest technology Developing and delivering teaching and training workshops designed for academia Developing open-source software and hardware projects for and with academia Organizing academic contests, hackathons, and other events Enabling new business and technical opportunities through partnerships

Requirements

Experience with general software programming, development, and test processes
Experience working in academic research/teaching setting, or alternatively, working as product, applications, or customer support engineer
Strong oral and written communication, and excellent interpersonal skills: comfortable working with cross-functional, remote teams
Strong problem-solving skills, being a self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision and leading new initiatives
Demonstrated willingness and ability to travel frequently for on site university visits, conferences, and training delivery

Nice To Haves

Experience in Data Science, AI/ML infrastructure or applications development including programming GPUs with HIP/CUDA or AI frameworks, such as PyTorch
Familiarity with AMD High Performance Computing software and hardware development tools, and corresponding computer architecture concepts
Experience developing and delivering training courses
Experience with some/most/all of the following technologies: AI: LLM, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX Programming Language: C/C++, Python Programming Model: HIP/ROCm/CUDA, MPI, OpenMP, BLAS DevOps: Kubernetes, Slurm
Involvement with open-source community
Experience publishing and presenting technical papers at conferences

Responsibilities

Enabling the use of AI and High Performance Computing technologies in academia through regular on site engagement with universities and research institutions, based in the USA.
Creating teaching materials, labs, design examples, demos, and application notes for use in on site and conference based training
Delivering in person and remote technical training workshops to professors and graduate students at universities, conferences, and company hosted events
Collaborating with faculty and students on research and teaching programs
Supporting and representing the company at conferences, trade shows, and academic events
Supporting academic customer queries and technical issues
Contributing to the specification, evaluation, and development of systems for academic use