Principal AI Performance Engineer, GPU Systems Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

A leading technology company in San Jose, CA is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead a technical team in enhancing the performance of GPU workloads for AI applications. The role entails defining long-term strategies, tackling performance challenges, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in GPU computing, AI systems, and software development. A Master's or PhD is preferred, alongside skills in C++ and Python. Competitive benefits and a collaborative work environment are provided.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience in GPU computing, HPC, or AI systems.
• Experience leading small technical teams while remaining a hands-on contributor.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers: set technical direction, prioritize work, and ensure delivery.
• Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for AI workload performance on AMD GPUs.
• Own the most complex cross-stack performance challenges, from kernel optimization to framework-level decisions.

Skills

GPU computing

AI systems

C++

Python

Linux systems

Performance engineering

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

CUDA

HIP

OpenCL

LLVM

Job description

A leading technology company in San Jose, CA is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead a technical team in enhancing the performance of GPU workloads for AI applications. The role entails defining long-term strategies, tackling performance challenges, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in GPU computing, AI systems, and software development. A Master's or PhD is preferred, alongside skills in C++ and Python. Competitive benefits and a collaborative work environment are provided.