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. Senior Software Performance Engineer The Role: Do you run benchmarks for fun? If so, AMD is looking for a senior technical lead for a high impact role in Software Performance Engineering focused on designing and tuning industry-standard software benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of high-talent industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology. The Person: You will apply your experience in software performance and lead efforts to optimize benchmarks on AMD platforms. You will have the support of and interact closely with key AMD technical specialists to ensure the best possible performance, X-factors and results. Key Responsibilities: Ensure AMD platforms perform competitively in industry-standard benchmarks Identify and analyze AMD strengths and weaknesses in application performance, finding performance bottlenecks Use all available tools and/or source code to determine the nature of the identified bottleneck Design solutions or workarounds to mitigate identified bottlenecks Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts Contribute performance improvements to open-source projects and identify other applications that may benefit Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially in algorithms and architecture Be a specialist in the performance characteristics of mainstream CPUs Preferred Experience/Skills: Direct involvement in software benchmark design and development Highly confident technical communication skills Experience identifying performance bottlenecks on Windows platforms Knowledge of modern concurrent programming and threading APIs Knowledge of CPU architecture and power/performance tradeoffs Familiarity with modern source version control such as Git, Mercurial Self-starter, passionate about performance Bonus: Experience using CPU profilers such as vTune or Windows Performance Analyzer Knowledge of SIMD intrinsics, e.g. AVX2, AVX512, SSE, NEON Experience developing highly parallel applications and algorithms Knowledge of interpreted languages such as Python and JavaScript Familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments Academic Credentials: At least a BS/MS/PhD in computer science, computer engineering or a related field. Location: Anywhere in Poland #M1 #LI-ME #LI-REMOTE 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.