Software Development Engineer - Strategic Silicon Solutions BU

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a specialized software engineer to improve application performance. The successful candidate will work with cutting-edge hardware and software, providing technical guidance while leading and mentoring teams. Experience with C/C++ programming, multimedia, and video processing is crucial. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field is required. Join us to innovate and shape the future of technology in Markham, Canada.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Multiple years of C/C++ programming experience.
• Strong experience with multimedia and video algorithms.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance based on product specifications.
• Define project milestone deliverables for development phases.
• Design and implement multimedia functionality.

Skills

C/C++ programming skills

Multimedia experience

Leadership and mentoring

Problem-solving ability

Object Oriented Programming

Embedded Programming

Video codecs knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

WinDbg

SoftICE

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:

AMD is looking for a specialized software engineer 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 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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical guidance based on product specifications and HW core IP’s
• Define project milestone deliverables for each development phase
• Design and implement Multimedia functionality to support new HW, SW or OS specifications
• Reproduce, debug and resolve firmware/driver/application issues with specific hardware and software contexts
• Design and develop test applications and quality assurance programs

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Multiple years of prior recent C/C++ programming skills
• Extensive Multimedia (video codecs, color formats, video algorithms) experience
• Working knowledge of encoder rate-control
• Video processing and enhancement algorithms
• Object Oriented Programming knowledge and skills
• Embedded Programming knowledge and skills
• Experience with x86 / ARM CPU architecture and System-On-Chip bring-up
• Kernel Mode Debugging skills, experience with WinDbg, SoftICE, etc.
• Solving problems, ability to triage and root cause issue
• Leadership and mentoring skills
• Video codecs (AVC, HEVC, AV1)/video encoding/decoding
• Windows Device driver
• Windows user mode driver and kernel mode driver

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree 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.