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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. AMD together we advance_ THE ROLE: We offer the industry’s strongest portfolio of High Performance and Adaptive Computing products spanning CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Adaptive SoCs. With these, we deliver differentiated solutions for cloud, edge, and intelligent end devices, that accelerate a diverse set of emerging workloads, from AI to smart networking and software-defined infrastructure. If you want to work with leading professors in top universities supporting exciting research and teaching projects using our state-of-the-art technologies, we invite you to apply to join our University Program team, which is part of the AMD Research and Advanced Development group. We advance academic teaching, research, and entrepreneurial activities with our technologies by: Providing educators and researchers with access to our latest technology Developing and delivering teaching and training workshops designed for academia Developing open-source hardware and software projects for and with academia Organizing academic contests, hackathons, and other events Enabling new business and technical opportunities through partnerships THE PERSON: We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our team. You will join a team that is passionate about enabling academics with AMD High Performance and Adaptive Computing technologies. In this position you will be working our latest hardware and software. You will make use of innovative technologies to help us to support and continuously streamline our engineering and business processes necessary to ensure that our academic customers have a great service. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Enabling the use of AI, High Performance and Adaptive Computing technologies in academia Delivering technical training workshops to professors and graduate students on our latest hardware and software technologies Creating teaching materials, labs, design examples, demos and application notes Collaborating with faculty and students on research and teaching programs Collaborating with faculty on external funding opportunities and large programs Developing technical projects and supervising intern projects as required Supporting conferences, trade shows and customer-facing events Supporting academic customer queries and technical issues Collaborating with other teams at AMD and external partners on academic programs Contributing to the specification, evaluation, and development of systems for academic use Identifying and disseminating examples of best practices in teaching and research Keeping up to date with latest developments in the related markets and local industries Managing of operations and special programs PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Hands-on use of AI tools, frameworks, and platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar) with minimum 5 years of experience. Familiarity with AMD AI, high-performance, and adaptive computing hardware, as well as related software tools. Strong software programming and development skills. Proven problem-solver and self-starter, able to work independently and take the lead on new initiatives. Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, comfortable working across cross-functional and remote teams. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally to support program needs. ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE We recognize that strong candidates may come from a variety of backgrounds. You don’t need to have all of the following, but experience in some of the following areas would be a strong advantage: Data science, AI/ML infrastructure, or applications development. High-performance computing (HPC) and compute acceleration. Background in academic research or teaching — or experience as a product, applications, or customer support engineer. Technical proficiency in: Programming languages: Python, C/C++ Programming models: HIP/ROCm/CUDA, MPI, OpenMP, BLAS DevOps tools: Kubernetes, Slurm, VMware Contributions to open-source projects or communities. Writing successful technical proposals. Publishing and presenting technical papers at conferences. Program management; leading projects from concept to completion, aligning teams, resources, and timelines for maximum impact. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with relevant experience, or a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering/Science, or a related field, or equivalent expertise gained through other professional paths. #LI-NS2 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.THE ROLE: We offer the industry’s strongest portfolio of High Performance and Adaptive Computing products spanning CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Adaptive SoCs. With these, we deliver differentiated solutions for cloud, edge, and intelligent end devices, that accelerate a diverse set of emerging workloads, from AI to smart networking and software-defined infrastructure. If you want to work with leading professors in top universities supporting exciting research and teaching projects using our state-of-the-art technologies, we invite you to apply to join our University Program team, which is part of the AMD Research and Advanced Development group. We advance academic teaching, research, and entrepreneurial activities with our technologies by: Providing educators and researchers with access to our latest technology Developing and delivering teaching and training workshops designed for academia Developing open-source hardware and software projects for and with academia Organizing academic contests, hackathons, and other events Enabling new business and technical opportunities through partnerships THE PERSON: We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our team. You will join a team that is passionate about enabling academics with AMD High Performance and Adaptive Computing technologies. In this position you will be working our latest hardware and software. You will make use of innovative technologies to help us to support and continuously streamline our engineering and business processes necessary to ensure that our academic customers have a great service. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Enabling the use of AI, High Performance and Adaptive Computing technologies in academia Delivering technical training workshops to professors and graduate students on our latest hardware and software technologies Creating teaching materials, labs, design examples, demos and application notes Collaborating with faculty and students on research and teaching programs Collaborating with faculty on external funding opportunities and large programs Developing technical projects and supervising intern projects as required Supporting conferences, trade shows and customer-facing events Supporting academic customer queries and technical issues Collaborating with other teams at AMD and external partners on academic programs Contributing to the specification, evaluation, and development of systems for academic use Identifying and disseminating examples of best practices in teaching and research Keeping up to date with latest developments in the related markets and local industries Managing of operations and special programs PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Hands-on use of AI tools, frameworks, and platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar) with minimum 5 years of experience. Familiarity with AMD AI, high-performance, and adaptive computing hardware, as well as related software tools. Strong software programming and development skills. Proven problem-solver and self-starter, able to work independently and take the lead on new initiatives. Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, comfortable working across cross-functional and remote teams. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally to support program needs. ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE We recognize that strong candidates may come from a variety of backgrounds. You don’t need to have all of the following, but experience in some of the following areas would be a strong advantage: Data science, AI/ML infrastructure, or applications development. High-performance computing (HPC) and compute acceleration. Background in academic research or teaching — or experience as a product, applications, or customer support engineer. Technical proficiency in: Programming languages: Python, C/C++ Programming models: HIP/ROCm/CUDA, MPI, OpenMP, BLAS DevOps tools: Kubernetes, Slurm, VMware Contributions to open-source projects or communities. Writing successful technical proposals. Publishing and presenting technical papers at conferences. Program management; leading projects from concept to completion, aligning teams, resources, and timelines for maximum impact. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with relevant experience, or a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering/Science, or a related field, or equivalent expertise gained through other professional paths. #LI-NS2
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.

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