Fellow, AI Software Architecture

Advanced Micro Devices; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for career advancement

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company is looking for a technical leader for the role of AMD Fellow in San Jose. The ideal candidate will shape the AI software strategy for new product initiatives and drive architecture across a broad product portfolio. Responsibilities include collaborating with various teams, leading model profiling for performance excellence, and mentoring future technical leaders. Candidates should have in-depth knowledge of GPU architectures and experience in AI/ML software stacks. A Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field is required.

Qualifications

• Strong technical leadership driving architecture and innovation.
• Ability to work across organizations and influence product goals.
• Experience in co-designing high-performance products.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical vision for AI software stack across AMD products.
• Collaborate with teams to influence silicon features.
• Lead the profiling of large-scale models for performance excellence.
• Drive development of advanced performance estimation tools.
• Partner with customers to meet unique workload requirements.
• Mentor and inspire next generation technical leaders.

Skills

Knowledge in GPU architectures

Experience in AI/ML software stack

Understanding of GPU programming

Experience in hardware/software co-design

Experience with operating systems and device-driver development

Education

Bachelor of Science, Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture or Computer Science

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 AI Group is seeking a highly influential technical leader for the role of AMD Fellow in the ROCm software for New Product Initiatives. This role requires driving architecture, innovation, and developing next generation products across AMD’s broad portfolio, serving Instinct, Radeon, Ryzen, Embedded, Gaming and Autonomous Driving product lines.

The ideal candidate will shape the end-to-end ROCm software strategy and influence the full stack spanning compilers, kernels, runtime, libraries, models, frameworks and performance optimization layers. A key expectation is strong hardware/software co‑design leadership to maximize performance, efficiency, scalability and programmability across diverse AMD products and workloads.

THE PERSON

You are a strong technical leader who is able to work across organizations, align architecture with product goals and influence both near‑term execution and long‑term roadmap decisions. You bring deep expertise in at least one major area of the stack, while also demonstrating the curiosity, adaptability and technical breadth to learn new domains, grow your impact and influence the broader ecosystem. As a successful candidate, you are recognised for technical excellence, cross‑functional leadership and the ability to drive company‑wide innovation through collaboration across silicon, system software, AI/ML frameworks, libraries and application enablement teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set the technical vision and roadmap for AI software stack across all AMD products, ensuring AMD remains the platform of choice for top‑tier AI customers.
• Collaborate across hardware architecture, compiler, math libraries, kernel and framework teams to influence future silicon features based on evolving AI workload trends.
• Lead the profiling, analysis and tuning of large‑scale models (LLMs, Diffusion, Multimodal and MoE) to ensure “out‑of‑the‑box” performance excellence on AMD hardware.
• Drive the development of advanced tools and frameworks for performance estimation, modelling and automated reporting.
• Partner with top customers and hyperscalers to understand their unique workload requirements and deliver tailored architectural wins and software optimisations.
• Act as a technical ambassador in industry forums and open‑source communities; mentor and inspire the next generation of AMD’s technical leaders and engineers.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge in GPU architectures, basic knowledge of CPU architecture.
• Experience in AI/ML software stack spanning compilers, kernels, runtime, libraries, models, frameworks and performance optimisation layers.
• Understanding of GPU programming such as ROCm, CUDA, OpenCL etc.
• Experience in hardware/software co‑design, building high‑performance products across the full product lifecycle.
• Experience with operating systems (OS) and device‑driver development is a plus.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Undergraduate degree required. Bachelor of Science, Masters or PhD with emphasis in Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture or Computer Science with relevant experience preferred.

LOCATION

San Jose; other locations will be considered.

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, colour, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political 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.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.