GPU Communication and I/O Libraries Engineer Job Listing at AMD in Calgary, AB (Job ID 71903-en-us)

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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: 

Do you want to develop communication libraries to enable high performance computing and machine learning workloads at Exascale  AMD is searching for talented and motivated mathematicians, scientists and engineers to develop GPU libraries as part of the AMD Radeon Open Ecosystem (ROCm). 

THE PERSON: 

You are accustomed to working in a dynamic, geographically distributed agile team, where partnership and collaboration are paramount.  You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to express your work in a clear, cohesive fashion.  You are results-oriented and accustomed to tight deadlines and changing priorities.  Most importantly, you are constantly thinking of ways to improve performance of software and hardware. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Support AMD's RCCL, an open source, GPU-accelerated communication collective middleware and related technologies 
• Design, implement, and test algorithms for multi-GPU and multi-node communication libraries. 
• Benchmark, profile and optimize code to maximize throughput on single-GPU, multi-GPU and clustered systems 
• Deliver high-quality code and documentation following best practices for open source software development 
• Work with key technical experts across AMD and with our partners and customers to improve ROCm applications, libraries, and tools 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Strong background developing applications and libraries in C, C++, and Python 
• GPU software development using HIP, CUDA, or OpenCL 
• Experience with communication middleware 
• Experience with data transfer technologies, such as RDMA, Infiniband, and libfabric   
• Understanding of CPU and GPU architectures and low-level optimization techniques including assembly programming and/or vectorization 
• Parallel programming experience using OpenMP, MPI 
• In-depth knowledge of best-practices in software development, including testing, profiling, debugging, documentation, version control, issue tracking, and planning 
• Contributions to open source libraries and applications 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• B.Sc. or B.Eng. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering,  or equivalent 
• Advanced degrees, such as M.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D. are preferred 

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