Director Software Engineering, AI accelerator compiler and Runtime - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

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The Role

We are looking for a Sr. Director/Director of Software Engineering with a proven track record working in the intersection of software engineering and artificial intelligence frameworks and applications with a focus on enabling AI compiler algorithms and infrastructure to get the best performance of key AI models on AMD client, server, and Versal products for AI applications. The candidate will deliver AI compiler and runtime infrastructure using state-of-the-art techniques and programming models for driving high-efficiency AI application mapping to AMDs adaptive silicon products.

The Person

You have insight into AI model trends and mapping them onto AI accelerators. If you have a record of delivering commercial software in and around machine learning and AI and developing a world-class team, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop AI compilers and Runtime solutions in the context of one or more AI frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch with technologies like TVM, MLIR
• Understanding of tiling, scheduling, memory allocation, and graph optimizations in the context of AI models.
• Delivering software solutions in line with product roadmap on time with high quality.
• Involved in cross-function team interaction and engagement with various key players and stakeholders.
• Provide clear and timely communication related to the project's status and other key aspects to the leadership team.
• Responsible for working with customers and internal support teams to resolve critical customer escalations on a need basis.
• Good understanding of modern software development life cycle stages - design, implementation, documentation, and testing of software code implementing product features and requirements
• Willingness to learn skills, tools, and methods to advance the quality, consistency, and timeliness of AMD software products.
• Experience with AI frameworks, AI models, and applications for said models.
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Solid management and leadership team. Strong project management background with complete lifecycle management of software projects written in C++/Python
• Expertise managing multiple (3+) and geographically dispersed teams and Sr managers.
• Proven record of enabling AI accelerator using AI frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNXRT, TVM, MLIR
• Strong understanding of the implementation of key ML operations like GEMM, CONV
• Understanding of the flow of AI model optimization techniques like quantization, sparsity, etc.
• Knowledge of AI/ML frameworks internals of one of the following PyTorch, Tensor flow, TVM, JAX, etc. is preferred.
• Knowledge of Acceleration platforms like GPU, TPU, APU, FPGAs is preferred.
  
  

Academic Credentials

MS or PhD in Computer Science or Electrical engineering with relevant work experience in AI frameworks, compiler, and runtime technology

Location:

San Jose, CA.

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