Job Summary:
AMD is a company dedicated to building innovative products that enhance computing experiences. They are seeking a DevOps / GPU Stack Build Architect to design a unified build platform for their AI software stack, ensuring efficient delivery and validation of GPU stack releases.
Responsibilities:
• Make foundational build system architecture decisions — the super-build is greenfield. You'll determine how 65+ firmware components, the kernel driver, and ROCm are structured, how dependencies are expressed and resolved, and how the system scales as more components onboard. These decisions matter and they're yours to make.
• Lead firmware recipe migration using AI-assisted workflows — the existing firmware builds are scattered across multiple CI systems with no single source of truth. You'll reverse-engineer what exists, understand the dependencies, and convert those recipes into the unified build — using agentic AI coding tools to move at a pace that would otherwise take years. Strong opinions about package management and host dependency handling are a real advantage here.
• Build repo automation that keeps the super-repo sane — with 65+ component repos feeding into a unified system, manual dependency updates don't scale. You'll map the full repo landscape, design the submodule/manifest architecture, and build the automation that keeps versions in sync without constant human intervention.
• Unblock new team members from day one — the tiger team is actively growing and new engineers are blocked until they have a working dev environment. You'll stand up replicable, documented machine setups that solve the network access, firewall, and cloud quota constraints so onboarding stops being a bottleneck.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep focus on build systems
• Strong hands-on coding ability — this is an IC lead role, not a managing-from-above role
• Expert-level knowledge of build tools (cmake, ninja, Bazel, or equivalent) and build system design at scale
• Experience with packaging, host dependency management, and toolchain configuration
• Track record of modernizing or architecting a build system used by 100+ developers
• Strong understanding of version control and dependency management at scale (git submodules, manifest-driven workflows, etc.)
Preferred:
• Fluency with agentic AI workflows (Cursor, Claude, Copilot, etc.) as a force multiplier for engineering throughput
• Experience with firmware or kernel build systems (embedded firmware, Linux kernel, or similar)
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline design
• Experience building in or migrating to cloud-hosted runner environments (AWS)
Company:
Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Santa Clara, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.