Principal Data Center GPU Performance Architect

Job Title

Principal Data Center GPU Performance Architect

Role Summary

Lead software engineering efforts to improve performance of AI models and agentic workloads on AMD data-center GPUs. Work within a core team of architecture and software specialists to analyze, debug, and optimize platform- and rack-level performance across hardware and system software.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal-level). The posting targets an experienced engineering lead; no explicit years-of-experience were provided.

Responsibilities

Deliver measurable performance improvements across GPUs, system software, and multi-node deployments; support hardware bring-up and collaborate with architecture teams.

• Identify and prioritize performance bottlenecks at GPU, node, and rack levels using data-driven analysis.
• Debug complex system-level and multi-node communication performance issues.
• Design and prototype software and firmware improvements to improve throughput and latency for AI workloads.
• Participate in new ASIC and hardware bring-ups and post-silicon performance validation.
• Develop tooling, profiles, and diagnostics to reproduce and measure performance regressions.
• Collaborate with architecture specialists, hardware engineers, and software teams to inform future product designs.
• Maintain technical relationships with peers, partners, and cross-functional teams to drive optimizations into products.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and constraints; preferred items noted where applicable.

• Extensive experience with low-level GPU performance optimization (must-have).
• Proven ability debugging complex system-level software and multi-node communication/performance bottlenecks (must-have).
• Strong object-oriented programming skills; C/C++ preferred (must-have).
• Experience with concurrent programming and threading APIs (must-have).
• Familiarity with development tools such as debuggers, profilers, and source control (GitHub) (preferred).
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills (must-have).
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (employment constraint).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.