Senior Manager - HPC & AI System Application Performance Engineering

AMD; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a computational science leader to guide a highly educated team in delivering high-quality HPC and AI applications for AMD GPU products. You will work hands-on, interact with customers and partners, and coordinate across AMD and external teams to shape solutions for AI and data-center workloads.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent, strong leadership, and proven experience managing distributed teams, with a track record in HPC and AI software stacks.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in CS/EE or related computing domains.
• Proven track record leading software teams.
• Experience with HPC and AI software stacks.
• Experience with Jira or similar PM tools in Agile.
• Ability to interact with customers and partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including exec presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of scientific domain experts to adapt HPC/AI apps for AMD hardware.
• Lead full system performance attainment for Exascale-class customers.
• Coordinate technical content for customer RFPs and business proposals.
• Drive the delivery of Exascale ready applications to AMD units and customers.
• Manage internal HPC system admins to support the team’s work.
• Interact with stakeholders to establish program requirements and schedules.
• Work with other AMD teams to improve AMD development software products.

Skills

Team management

HPC AI stacks

Executive communication

Distributed teams

Customer interaction

JIRA experience

Export control

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

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:

At AMD, we push the boundaries of high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization, the technologies driving AI, gaming, and the data center. We're looking for computational science leaders to help prepare applications for the world's most powerful supercomputers across industry, academia, and national labs.

TheAMDHPC& Sovereign AIapplications teamseeksa strong,experienced,collaborative leader with sharp technical skills to lead a highlyeducated and motivated team from the front in a hands-on manner. The candidate needs to have a demonstratedtrack recordofdevelopment and leadership. The ability to interact withcustomers and partnersis essential. You will work closely withstakeholders, diverseteamswithin AMD,external code owners,andcustomers tolead a development team in delivering high quality andperformantHPCand AIapplications for use on AMD GPU products.

THE PERSON:

You are passionate aboutperformanceand quality of software products.You continuouslycoordinate across organizations, bringing togetherdevelopers,customers, and productengineerstodeliver programson-time. Youdelight inwinning business by providing recognizable value to ourcustomers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage a team of talentedscientificdomain experts,computational scientists, and performance optimization engineers to adaptandoptimizeHPCand AIapplications toperformon AMD hardware
• Leadfull system application performance attainment forExascale-classcustomers
• Lead and coordinate technical content for customer RFPs and business proposals
• Drive the delivery of Exascale ready applications to AMD business units and customers
• Manage internal HPC development systemadmins to supportthe team’s work
• Interact with stakeholders toestablishprogram requirements and schedules
• Work with otherAMDteams to continuously improve AMD development software products

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstratedtrack recordofsoftware team management
• Technicalexpertiseinfoundational science,computer science, computer architecture,orcomputationalmathematics, and experience inone or more of the followingdomains:
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Computational Geophysics
  • Oil and Gas applications
  • Weather Modelling
  • Applied Mathematics
  • AI/ML
• Experience with JIRA or similar project management environment, ideally in an Agile software development environment.
• Experience with HPC and AI software stacks
• Experiencemanaging andcollaborating across a geographically distributed team (AMD has sites acrossNorth America, in Europe, and Asia)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations
• Experience withlarge machine procurement processesand export control compliance is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• PhDorequivalentaccomplishmentsinComputer Science, Electrical/ComputerEngineeringor relatedscientific computing domains

A successful candidate must be eligible for a U.S. Department of Energy Q-level access authorization.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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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.