Machine Learning Performance Engineer

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 seek a Principal Machine Learning Performance Engineer to focus on ML Performance modeling, projection, and optimization for various ML workloads, and participate in hardware and software co-design. You will focus on the interaction between ML workloads and hardware architecture, including modeling workloads such as generative AI models on multiple HW configurations, and summarize your recommendation. Furthermore, you will work with both customers and the business unit on perf projection, analysis, and develop solutions to satisfy customer needs. If you are passionate about performance optimization, getting the best out of the HW, and shaping the future of AI acceleration, then this role is for you. THE PERSON: As a Machine Learning Performance Engineer, you will analyze and explore recent ML models, understand their compute and memory requirements, and provide projections on various compute hardware for both inference and training. You will also identify new ways to improve their performance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with ML hardware architecture, software optimization and performance modeling. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Performance modeling and analysis of ML training and inference workloads across single and multiple accelerators. Explore various tradeoff and design decisions. Participate in hardware-software co-design for future hardware optimization on various ML workloads. Communicate and present the results of the performance analysis and modeling to stakeholders and provide concrete recommendations. Develop and improve our framework, tools and infrastructure for performance estimation, modeling and reporting. Cross team collaboration. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Strong technical expertise and experience in performance analysis, projection, and hardware architecture. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills Experienced in C++.coding ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: PhD or master's degree, plus equivalent experience in computer science, electrical engineer, or a related field. LOCATION: San Jose or Seattle; other US locations may be considered. LI-MV1 LI-HYBRID LI-REMOTE At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here. 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 app