Principal Software Development Engineer, GPU Primitives Libraries

AMD; Canada; Remote; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a strategic software engineering lead to advance ROCm libraries and GPU-accelerated algorithms. You will lead a core team, improve performance, and work with cutting-edge hardware and software.

The role requires 15+ years in C++, strong leadership, and experience with HIP/CUDA/OpenCL, plus Linux/Windows development. Collaboration across distributed teams is essential in this dynamic, global setup.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of C++ software development experience.
• Ability to write high-quality, well‑documented code with attention to detail.
• GPU software development with HIP, CUDA or OpenCL.
• Experience using AI tools to support software development.
• Understanding of CPU/GPU architectures and low‑level optimization including vectorization.
• Experience in Linux and Windows OS development.
• Strong practices in testing, profiling, debugging, documentation, version control, and planning.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills; capable of leading teams.
• Motivating leader with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products.
• Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts.
• Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially algorithms and architecture.
• Design and develop new AMD technologies.
• Participate in new ASIC and hardware bring ups.
• Implement, optimize and support GPU-accelerated collectives and algorithms.
• Debug and fix existing issues; explore more efficient approaches.
• Leverage AI to enhance productivity and automate workflows.
• Collaborate with AMD teams, partners and customers to improve ROCm apps and libraries.

Skills

C++ (15+ years)

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Linux development

Education

Bachelor/Master in CS or Eng

Advanced degrees preferred

Tools

HIP

CUDA

OpenCL

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

The Role

AMD is looking for a strategic software engineering lead who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology. The software engineer will support our open-source, GPU-accelerated libraries of algorithms and collectives, rocPRIM, hipCUB, rocThrust, rocRAND, and hipRAND (https://github.com/ROCm/rocm-libraries/), part of the AMD ROCm Software.

The Person

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD. You are accustomed to working in a dynamic, geographically distributed agile team, where partnership and collaboration are paramount.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products
• Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts
• Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture
• Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies
• Participating in new ASIC and hardware bring ups
• Implement, optimize and support GPU-accelerated collectives and algorithms
• Debugging/fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work
• Use Agentic AI to enhance productivity, automate workflows, and improve operational efficiency
• Work with key technical experts across AMD and with our partners and customers to improve ROCm applications, libraries, and tools

Preferred Experience

• Strong object-oriented programming background, with over 15 years of C++ experience
• Ability to write high quality code with a keen attention to detail
• Experience with GPU software development using HIP, CUDA, or OpenCL
• Hands‑on experience using AI tools to support software development and scientific applications
• Understanding of CPU and GPU architectures and low-level optimization techniques including assembly programming and/or vectorization
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating system development
• In‑depth knowledge of best‑practices in software development, including testing, profiling, debugging, documentation, version control, issue tracking, and planning
• Effective communication and problem‑solving skills
• Motivating leader with good interpersonal skills

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or equivalent
• Advanced degrees, such as M.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D. are preferred

LOCATION:

• Canada or Europe region

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.