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$113K - $136K/yr

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Compiler Performance Engineer

Compiler Performance Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Austin, TX • On-site

$185K/yr

Full-time

Posted 23 days ago

Advanced Micro Devices rating

8.4

Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

Based on 7 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

23rd of 139 rated electronics manufacturers

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:
Do you love tuning to extract every last bit of performance?
If so, AMD is looking for a Principal Software Engineer for a high impact role in Software Performance Engineeringfocused on improving and understanding the performance of key applications and benchmarks You will be a member of a core team of high-talent industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.
The Person:
You will apply your passion for performance and work together with our partners and internal teams to identify areas of concern, develop novel approaches, and leverage insider knowledge about our architecture and compilers to improve performance on AMD platforms. You will have the support of and interact closely with key AMD technical specialists to ensure the best possible performance, X-factors and results.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Identify and analyze AMD strengths and weaknesses in application performance, finding performance bottlenecks
  • Analyze compiler generated code, including x86 and ARM assembly
  • Write and refactor code to take advantage of compiler optimizations, such as auto-vectorization
  • Work with AMD's compiler specialists to improve code generation quality
  • Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts
  • Research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work and promote these to software vendors
  • Contribute performance improvements to open-source projects and identify other applications that may benefit
  • Develop technical relationships with your peers at our partner software vendors
  • Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially in compilers and architecture
  • Be a specialist in the performance characteristics of mainstream CPUs
  • Some travel may be involved as you visit our partners at their locations as needed for co-engineering efforts and education

Preferred Experience:
  • Experience identifying performance bottlenecks on any platform
  • Knowledge of modern compiler toolchains and optimizations
  • Deep knowledge of compiler optimization techniques such as PGO
  • Deep Knowledge of C/C++ programming
  • Knowledge of x86/x64 assembly language and special instructions
  • Experience using CPU profilers such as vTune, WPA, MSVS Performance Profiler
  • Knowledge of CPU architecture
  • Familiarity with modern source version control such as Git, Mercurial
  • Excellent communication skills and able to work with partners effectively
  • Self-starter, passionate about performance

Bonus:
  • Knowledge of modern concurrent programming and threading APIs
  • Knowledge of SIMD instructions such as SSE, AVX, NEON
  • Experience developing highly parallel applications and algorithms
  • Experience with power/performance tuning
  • Knowledge of interpreted languages such as Python and JavaScript
  • Familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments

Academic Credentials:
At least a BS/MS in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
Location:
Austin, TX (preferred) / Santa Clara, CA / Seattle, WA
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
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.
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