Senior Software Development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in York Region, Markham is seeking a Software Engineer to join its growing team. You will maintain full stack applications, collaborate with teams to enhance AMD’s technology offerings, and develop innovative solutions in AI and machine learning. The ideal candidate will have experience with LLMs, CI/CD processes, and strong programming skills in JavaScript and Python. This position offers an encouraging work environment aimed at career growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid work flexibility

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience integrating LLM-based agents and MCP Servers into applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
• Comfortable with Windows, Linux, and other Unix-Based operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance existing in-house full stack applications.
• Collaborate with multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Evaluate software and hardware implementation aspects of techniques.

Skills

Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs)

Knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Familiarity with orchestration frameworks

Experience developing full stack applications

Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python

Technical problem solving

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

PostgreSQL

Redis

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 software engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor you will be part of a leading team to drive and enhance AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market.

THE PERSON:

Your curiosity will drive your learning and innovation to improve how we as a group, and an organization, can get better every day. Your peers will provide you a result-oriented and encouraging environment for your career growth, fueling your opportunity to be a part of delighting our customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and enhance existing in-house full stack applications
• Work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with multiple teams
• Study state-of-the-art techniques for distributed machine learning training and inference, and implicit neural representations of images or videos
• Evaluate software and hardware implementation aspects of these techniques and document findings
• Identify/propose a set of techniques that are appropriate for AMD’s diverse HW/SW ecosystem

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering
• Knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector databases
• Familiarity with LangChain/LangGraph or similar orchestration frameworks
• Experience integrating LLM-based agents and MCP Servers into applications
• Experience developing full stack using languages in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python; strong knowledge and understanding of RESTful APIs, ReactJs fundamentals, NoSQL, and Node.js
• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub and GitHub Actions
• CI/CD pipeline development and automation experience
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis and messaging queue system (e.g. RabbitMQ)
• Comfortable with Windows, Linux and other Unix-Based operating systems
• Experience with C/C++, and machine learning frameworks
• Strong in technical problem solving and have excellent programming skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent (preferred).

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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.