Director, AI Instinct Stack Architecture

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD is seeking a visionary Director of Instinct Stack Architecture to lead architecture strategy across hardware, firmware, system software, security, reliability, and platform management for the Instinct product portfolio.

This role requires deep system-level thinking, matrixed leadership across multiple engineering verticals, and the ability to translate long-term vision into executable roadmaps. Visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Deep expertise in datacenter GPU, AI accelerator, HPC, or platform architecture.
• Experience spanning hardware, firmware, system software, security, reliability, diagnostics, platform management, and customer enablement.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term architecture strategy and roadmap for AMD Instinct stack architecture across multiple domains.
• Drive architectural alignment across RAS, System Software, Security, Platform Management, Diagnostics, Telemetry, and future platform technologies.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, decision frameworks, and governance models across engineering organizations.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical decision-making for next-generation Instinct platforms and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure architecture consistency, scalability, performance, security, reliability, serviceability, and maintainability across the Instinct ecosystem.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of architects, technical leaders, and domain experts across multiple verticals.
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, operating mechanisms, and execution discipline across architecture domains.
• Partner with silicon architecture, system architecture, firmware, software, validation, product management, customer engineering, and executive leadership.

Skills

Datacenter GPU architecture

AI accelerator architecture

HPC architecture

Platform architecture

Leadership in architecture teams

Executive influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Job description

AMD is seeking a visionary Director of Instinct Stack Architecture to lead architecture strategy across hardware, firmware, system software, security, reliability, and platform management for the Instinct product portfolio.

This role requires deep system-level thinking, matrixed leadership across multiple engineering verticals, and the ability to translate long-term vision into executable roadmaps. Visa sponsorship is not provided.