Senior Staff Software Engineer & Backend Platform Lead

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in York Region is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer – Backend Platform Lead. In this role, you will lead the design of scalable backend services for AI and data center GPU products. A strong background in Python frameworks and distributed system design is essential, alongside mentoring capabilities. This position offers a collaborative work environment focused on innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend/service-oriented architecture development.
• Proven experience designing distributed systems or large-scale automation platforms.
• Familiarity with Azure or enterprise cloud platforms is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of reliable backend services.
• Architect scalable service platforms for AMD GPU clusters.
• Mentor backend and web engineers, providing technical leadership.

Skills

Backend engineering

System design

Mentoring engineers

Strong communication

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python frameworks (Flask/FastAPI/Django)

SQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

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.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer – Backend Platform Lead with strong expertise in building scalable backend services and distributed system architectures. In this role, you will lead the design and evolution of our automation platform backend, mentor both backend and web engineers, and help extend our solutions to support large‑scale AMD fleet environments and DevCloud platforms. You will work closely with firmware engineers, platform architects, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust, reliable, and high‑performance services that power AMD AI and data center GPU products.

THE PERSON

You are passionate about backend engineering and system design, with a proven ability to architect, build, and operate complex services. You enjoy mentoring engineers, setting technical standards, and driving engineering best practices. You thrive in fast‑paced environments, work independently, and collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the design and development of highly reliable backend services powering automation, orchestration, and infrastructure workflows
• Architect scalable service platforms capable of supportinglarge AMD GPU clusters, fleet environments, and DevCloud use cases
• Mentor backend and web engineers; provide technical leadership, code reviews, and best‑practice guidance across backend and front‑end teams
• Define and evolve service architecture, API standards, reliability models, and deployment strategies
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to integrate services with hardware, firmware, CI/CD systems, and cloud environments
• Troubleshoot complex system‑level and service‑level issues spanning software, infrastructure, and hardware interactions
• Drive performance, scalability, reliability, security, and observability improvements across the platform

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years professional experience in backend / service‑oriented architecture development
• Strong expertise inPython backend frameworks (Flask / FastAPI / Django)or equivalent modern service stacks
• Proven experience designingdistributed systems, microservices, or large‑scale automation platforms
• Experience with database & storage technologies:SQL, NoSQL, caching, event systems, queueing
• Hands‑on experience deploying and operating services incloud or hybrid environments
• Familiarity withAzureor enterprise cloud platforms is a strong plus
• Understanding of containerization, orchestration, and CI/CD (K8s, Helm, Docker, etc.)
• Experience working with or integrating system/firmware/hardware environments is a plus
• Experience collaborating with or mentoring engineering teams

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

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.