HPC Systems Engineer - AI Workloads

AMD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD IT compute platforms team seeks an AI Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and operate HPC infrastructure, GPU clusters, and AI workload schedulers. You will drive scalable, high-performance AI services on AMD hardware.

You will implement automation, monitor systems, and collaborate with global teams, applying SLURM, Kubernetes, and industry best practices to optimize performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale distributed AI/HPC systems.
• Deploying GPU clusters and AI workloads with reliability.
• Proficiency in Linux, Python, and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain GPU-based clusters with optimal performance.
• Administer ML/AI platforms, distributed ML services, LLMs, and AI inferencing.
• Automate system provisioning and end-to-end cluster management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address AI infrastructure needs.
• Monitor performance and ensure security and best practices.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

HPC

Kubernetes

SLURM

GPU clusters

Automation

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Ansible

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's or master's in CS/CE

Tools

Kubernetes

SLURM

KVM

Ubuntu

Python

Shell

GPU drivers

RoCEv2

400G networking

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

We are seeking an AI Systems Engineer to join our AMD ITcomputeplatforms engineering team. The AI Systems Engineeris responsible forthe design, development, and administration of High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, GPU clusters, and AI workload schedulers.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for learning. You are passionate about the field of large-scale distributed computing in AI and HPC workloads. You take responsibility for end-to-end outcomes of your efforts. You want to build scalable and highly performant HPC/AI/Data services with AMD hardware, software,peopleand processes. You have a curiosity to learn and improve scalable HPC systems. You havesignificant experiencein working across a globally distributed organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, implement, andmaintainGPU-based clusters, ensuringoptimalperformance
• Administer ML/AI platforms – Distributed ML services, LLMsandAIinferencing, by managing deployments, resource allocation, monitoring, and security.
• Automate system provisioning and Cluster management end to end
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address AI infrastructure requirements, support AI-related projects, and provide technicalexpertise.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of AI systems and clusters, ensuring that they adhere to industry best practices and meet company standards.
• Use AI/ML to continuously improve internal processes and tools that are used in end-to-end delivery of your services in this team

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in developingPython basedAI apps and UI
• HPC infrastructure engineering for AI/HPC domain
• SLURM and Kubernetes management
• Managing GPU clustersoptimizingGPU-based services/tools/software
• Experience in creating web services with HPC backend (like AI)
• Proficiencyin RoCEv2, K8s, KVM, Ubuntu, Python, Shell, GPU drivers, and Cluster interconnect with 400G networking.
• Demonstrated experience with AI workload schedulers and allocation optimization.
• Automation/monitoring tool - Ansible / Saltstack, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or computer engineering preferred.

LOCATION:

San Jose, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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