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Markham, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and develop tests that validate NPU hardware design and features during pre-silicon and post-silicon stages.
- Diagnose and fix hardware issues using GDB and register-level debugging tools.
- Participate in new APU ASIC bring-up and execution.
- Develop SLT and ASIC qualification test suites.
- Optimize diagnostics software for coverage, effectiveness, and efficiency.
- Develop and deploy AI-based tools and workflows for test development, failure triage, debugging, and engineering productivity.
- Build and debug automation tools to improve engineering productivity.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, driver, and validation teams from concept through production.
Requirements
- Proven experience in low-level or embedded software development with direct hardware interaction.
- Strong C++ programming skills; familiarity with C++11, C++14, C++17, or C++20 is a plus.
- Understanding of computer architecture and operating systems.
- Experience developing and debugging software in Linux.
- Experience with debuggers such as GDB or WinDbg.
- Familiarity with Git, SVN, or Perforce.
- Strong debugging, testing, and communication skills.
- Experience developing and deploying AI/ML solutions for test generation, hardware failure and log triage, debugging assistance, or developer productivity tooling.
- Hands-on knowledge of Python and modern AI/ML frameworks and tooling, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM APIs, and agent frameworks.
- Knowledge of machine learning, inference concepts, and NPU or AI accelerator architecture.
- Familiarity with CPU, GPU, or APU architecture.
- Experience with parallel programming and multithreaded programming.
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
About AMD
AMD designs and sells CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive/embedded computing products for PCs, data centers, gaming, and edge devices. Its portfolio includes Ryzen and EPYC processors, Radeon and Instinct graphics, and adaptive SoCs from its Xilinx acquisition, sold to OEMs, cloud providers, and device makers. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company on NASDAQ and supplies semi-custom chips for major game consoles.