Senior Software Engineer - GPU Profiling Tools
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THE ROLE:
AMD is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - GPU Profiling Tools for the Developer Tools team, where you will contribute to the development and optimization of GPU profiling tools for HPC and AI workloads. You will work alongside a team of skilled engineers, collaborating to enhance the profiling tools' capabilities and support broader strategic projects, including participating in new ASIC and hardware bring-ups.
THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate is passionate about software engineering and has the technical leadership skills to drive complex issues to resolution. The candidate should have a strong understanding of GPU and computer system architecture, advanced C++ programming skills, and a strong interest in GPU developer tools, profiling methodologies, and low-level systems software. The candidate should be detail-oriented, proactive in solving complex technical challenges, and able to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with firmware, architecture, driver, and runtime teams to enable profiling for next-generation AMD GPUs in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments
- Design, develop, and maintain ROCprofiler-SDK components for GPU performance profiling
- Design and implement firmware, driver, and runtime interfaces required for low-overhead, advanced profiling and telemetry features
- Implement new features and APIs to enhance profiling capabilities for AI and HPC workloads
- Optimize profiling tools for accuracy, scalability, and minimal overhead
- Debug and resolve issues across application, runtime, driver, firmware, and hardware layers to improve tool reliability
- Stay current with GPU architecture advancements and integrate them into ROCprofiler-SDK
- Contribute to documentation and developer resources for ROCprofiler-SDK
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Strong proficiency in C++ and object-oriented programming
- Experience with performance analysis tools or profiling frameworks
- Understanding of GPU architecture and system-level performance concepts
- Experience with Linux kernel development, kernel drivers, firmware, or low-level system software
- Experience with performance-monitoring technologies such as tracing, hardware counters, or similar profiling technologies
- Experience debugging and developing software across multiple layers of the system stack, including applications, runtimes, drivers, firmware, and hardware interfaces
- Experience with multithreading and concurrency in modern C++
- Familiarity with ROCm ecosystem and tools is highly desirable
- Experience with AI-powered developer tools and ability to effectively leverage them in day-to-day development workflows, including code generation, debugging, performance optimization, and productivity improvements
- Experience with Git-based workflows and debugging tools
- Familiarity with GPU programming models (HIP) is a plus
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and in a team
- Knowledge of Linux development environments; Windows experience is a plus
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
LOCATION: Markham, Canada (Hybrid)
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This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Compensation: Expected salary range: CAD 115,500.00 per year to CAD 165,000.00 per year