Principal Datacenter GPU Performance Architect

Job Title

Principal Datacenter GPU Performance Architect

Role Summary

Lead software engineer focused on GPU and system-level performance for datacenter AI, HPC, and agentic workloads. Work with architecture teams and hardware bring-up efforts to identify, diagnose, and eliminate platform- and rack-level performance bottlenecks.

Experience Level

Senior / Principal level. Specific years of experience not stated.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include performance optimization, debugging, and cross-team technical leadership.

• Identify and resolve GPU and system-level performance bottlenecks across platform and rack levels.
• Apply data-driven methods to target and measure optimization efforts for AI models and agentic workloads.
• Debug multi-node communication and distributed system performance issues.
• Support ASIC and hardware bring-up and validate hardware/software interactions.
• Design and implement performance-focused software, tooling, and proofs of concept.
• Collaborate with architecture specialists, peers, and partners to influence product direction.
• Research and propose more efficient approaches to existing implementations.

Requirements

Core technical skills and constraints.

• Extensive experience with low-level GPU performance optimization.
• Proven experience debugging complex system-level software bottlenecks.
• Experience troubleshooting multi-node communication and performance problems.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills; C/C++ preferred.
• Experience with concurrent programming and threading APIs.
• Familiarity with development tools such as debuggers, profilers, and source control (e.g., GitHub).
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills; able to work across teams and functions.
• Position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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.