Sr. Manager AI Software Development

THE ROLE: 

We are building a team to keep AMD at the forefront of the rapidly developing AI field, staying on top of the most recent advances and developing our own innovations to contribute to the community. This team will provide critical input to AMD's AI hardware and software roadmaps across the entire product line (GPU, AI Engine, and CPU) to make sure AMD's offerings are aligned with future technology directions. We are seeking a technical leader to help recruit and manage a portion of this worldwide team based in Bangalore.

THE PERSON: 

The ideal candidate will have knowledge, experience, and passion for both AI models/applications and hardware/software systems. You'll enjoy learning and be skilled at communicating what you've learned with others. You'll also enjoy managing a like-minded team of developers working on the same or related projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Follow the latest developments in AI models and techniques through publications, blog posts, conferences, etc.
• Identify the most critical/relevant developments and manage team members to prototype and analyze them on AMD platforms
• Communicate findings with AMD internal teams and, as appropriate, the external AI community
• Identify strategic opportunities for AMD in emerging AI technologies

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience developing and debugging in Python and ML frameworks such as Pytorch
• Experience with current state-of-the-art AI models, especially in NLP and Generative AI
• Experience optimizing the performance of AI models on accelerator hardware, including:
• Understanding of AI model optimization techniques such as operator fusion, quantization, and sparsity
• Solid understanding of hardware & software systems
• Ability to analyze and address performance bottlenecks
• Experience managing a small team of developers that is part of a larger worldwide organization

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field