Overview
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Responsibilities
Application Software Optimization Engineer, High Performance Computing and AI
The Role
Would you like to be part of a world class team enabling applications for high performance computing? AMD is searching for talented and highly motivated computational scientists/engineers to join our team of developers preparing applications for supercomputing platforms across industry, academia, and laboratories.
This position is for a variable experience level optimization engineer in high performance computing. This ranges from junior / entry level to experienced GPU programmers.
You will be part of a team testing, porting and tuning a wide variety of scientific applications for AMD GPU platforms.
The Person
A computational scientist, physicist, or engineer with experience in at least one scientific computing domain and strong GPU programming skills. A track record of collaborating with others on applications and libraries widely used by the scientific computing community is a plus. Must be self-motivated and possess the ability to work well within a team environment.
Academic Credentials And Experience
Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Computational Physics, Engineering or related subjects
Advanced candidates bring an additional 3-5 years of relevant industry experience
GPU programming experience of at least two years in an academic or industrial setting is highly desired
Working knowledge of a major AI framework (PyTorch / TensorFlow) or exposure to a converged HPC/AI code is a plus
Key Responsibilities
Port and optimize a variety of scientific applications for AMD GPU systems
Provide domain specific knowledge to other groups at AMD
Engage with AMD product groups to drive resolution of application and customer issues
Develop and present training materials to internal audiences, at customer venues, and at industry conferences
Experience
In depth knowledge of one scientific computing discipline such as finite element analysis, computational chemistry, fluid dynamics, weather modeling, and oil and gas applications
Extensive experience with modern Fortran or C/C++
Strong performance analysis skills ideally for both CPU and GPU
Experience in implementing and optimizing parallel methods on GPU accelerators in distributed memory systems with MPI, CUDA, HIP, OpenMP, etc.
Experience with a converged HPC/AI application or ML is a plus
Broad experience creating, adapting, and running workloads with widely used HPC applications is a plus
Familiarity with installation and setup of various HPC applications is a plus
Experience with build system tools including Make, CMake, autoconf, and autotools
In-depth knowledge of software development practices including debug, test, revision control, documentation, and bug tracking
Strong team development skills including demonstrated expertise with git
Ability to work well in geographically dispersed teams
LOCATION:
Austin, TX; Santa Clara, CA; Boxborough, MA; or remote
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Qualifications
At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail .
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