Software Development Engineer
AMD · Shanghai, Shanghai, China
About this role
WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture
We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career
THE ROLE: We are looking for a dynamic, upbeat software engineer to join our growing team. Your work will focus on building robust, efficient software components that enable high-performance execution of large language models and multimodal models across multi-GPU systems. You’ll collaborate with internal GPU library teams and open-source maintainers to implement features that improve throughput, latency, and scalability
This role emphasizes full-stack development within AI inference systems, with a strong focus on model behavior and framework integration. THE PERSON: A motivated early-career software engineer with solid foundational skills in Python and/or C++ in Linux environments. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience or strong academic exposure to deep learning systems, understands LLM and multimodal model architectures, and is eager to write production-quality code that balances functionality, correctness, and performance
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Deep Learning & LLM Framework Optimization: Experience with optimizing major DL/LLM frameworks ( PyTorch , vLLM , SGLang ) for AMD GPUs and contribute improvements upstream. Model-Aware Implementation : Build features that interact closely with LLMs and multimodal architectures (e.g., Llama, Qwen
Apply for this role on AMD’s official careers site.