Performance Software Development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
$152,000.00/Yr.-$228,000.00/Yr.
United States, Texas, Austin
7171 Southwest Parkway (Show on map)
Sep 05, 2026
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world's most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture. Whetheryou'redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger- technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we'll advance your career. THE ROLE: Do you love tuning code to extract every last bit of performance? If so, AMD is looking for a senior software engineer for ahigh impactrole in Software Performance Engineering focused onimprovingthe performance ofkey 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 partnersto identify areas of concern, develop novel approaches,and leverage insider knowledge about our architecture 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 Use all available tools and/or source code to determine the nature of the identified bottleneck Design solutions or workaroundsto mitigate identified bottlenecks Work with AMD's architecture specialists toimprove future products 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 informedof software and hardware trends and innovations, especially in algorithms 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 Deep Knowledge of C/C++ programming Experience using CPU profilers such as vTune, WPA, MSVS Performance Profiler Knowledge of SIMD instructions such as SSE, AVX, NEON Knowledge of modern concurrent programming and threading APIs Knowledge of CPUarchitecture 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 PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience identifying performance bottlenecks on any platform Deep Knowledge of C/C++ programming Experience using CPU profilers such as vTune, WPA, MSVS Performance Profiler Knowledge of SIMD instructions such as SSE, AVX, NEON Knowledge of modern concurrent programming and threading APIs Knowledge of CPUarchitecture 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 ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: Bachelor's orMaster'sdegree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent LOCATION: Austin, TX. or Santa Clara, CA This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. #LI-CB1 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. This posting is for an existing vacancy.