MTS Software Development Eng. Job Listing at AMD in Calgary, AB (Job ID 79727-en-us)

Description

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.  

MTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER 

THE ROLE: 

AMD is looking for an experienced and passionate software engineer to contribute in the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality open-source software libraries at the intersection of C++, AI, and modern software engineering. In this role, you will be part of an agile team, contribute directly to core codebases, and collaborate with our internal and external stakeholders to create impactful, well-documented, and widely adopted libraries

THE PERSON: 

The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative development environments, values software craftsmanship, and has a strong interest in AI frameworks like PyTorch and scalable library design.  Problem-solving skills, a proactive approach, and a keen understanding of software engineering best practices are essential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Participate in collaborative teams to design, implement, validate, and deliver key software library capabilities, ensuring successful integration with GPU kernels into broader systems.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and documentation efforts as they arise across teams and on open source projects
• Review project scope and seek opportunities to broaden and align work in collaboration with library owners and colleagues.

• Debug/fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work 
• Develop technical relationships with peers and partners
• Leverages AI‑assisted software development tools to accelerate design, implementation, review, and documentation of complex software libraries. Establishes best practices for responsible use of AI assistance, including validation, review, and traceability of generated code and technical artifacts. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Extensive and broad hands-on experience with modern C++

• Knowledge or applied experience with popular AI/ML Frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow 
• Experience with open-source software development including collaboration with community maintainers and submitting contributions working with tools like GitHub
• Experience implementing professional software engineering practices, requirements elicitation and analysis methods, scoping/estimating, coding standards, code reviews, version control, build processes, testing, and continuous integration
• Applied experience using AI‑assisted coding tools in professional software engineering workflows, including code generation, refactoring, test creation, documentation, and design exploration.   

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

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.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD's “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.