Senior Software Development Engineer - C++

Job Title

Senior Software Development Engineer - C++

Role Summary

Join the Vivado Design Suite software team to design and implement high-performance software for FPGA and adaptive SoC tool flows. The role focuses on core algorithms, frontend/backend modules, performance optimization, and delivering features end-to-end within a cross-functional EDA product team.

You will collaborate with architects, product managers, QA, and customer engineering to translate requirements into production-quality implementations.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires a minimum of 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably with large C/C++ codebases and performance-sensitive applications.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities include:

• Design and implement core algorithms, data models, and modules across frontend and backend components.
• Take end-to-end ownership of features: specification, development, integration, testing, and release.
• Collaborate with software architects, product managers, EDA domain experts, QA, and customer engineering teams.
• Profile, debug, and optimize performance-critical code and benchmarks.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor engineers, and promote best practices (CI/CD, unit testing, refactoring).
• Investigate and propose more efficient implementation approaches for existing functionality.
• Develop and maintain technical relationships with peers and partners.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 10+ years of professional software development experience (senior level).
• Strong object-oriented programming skills in C/C++ and experience writing high-quality, maintainable code.
• Experience with concurrent programming and threading APIs.
• Proven debugging and problem-solving skills for performance-sensitive applications.
• Familiarity with software development tools such as debuggers and source control (GitHub).
• Effective communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with profilers, CI/CD pipelines, and unit testing frameworks.
• Practical knowledge of FPGA architectures and EDA tools.
• Experience with large-scale EDA or compilation toolchains.

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.