Sr. Software System Designer

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THE ROLE:  

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Software Systems Design Engineer to join our growing team. You will contribute to the core team that validate the tests for AMD GPU based compute software stack. You will be responsible for maintaining the ROCm stack quality by running those test suites (automated, manual) and suggest enhancements that ensure enterprise quality for AMD’s Software Compute stack. You will work closely with other software and hardware engineers and architects This is an exciting opportunity to work on the cutting edge of GPU Compute technologies. Candidates with a solid foundation in computer science, research or project experience in GPU rendering, Machine Learning and performance are very welcome.

THE PERSON:  

As a Software Systems Design Engineer, you will deliver our next generation of products in the computer graphics industry – 3D Gaming, Display Technologies, Compute, Virtual Reality, etc. In this high visibility position, your systems engineering expertise will be necessary to define products, develop solutions, assess root causes, and produce solution resolutions. As a senior member of the team, taking initiative in mentoring to achieve the team’s goal of on time delivery is expected. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Drive technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across product development and validation, including software tools and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional initiatives. 
• Responsible for AMD’s new GPU/System bring up, ROCm SW stack testing, etc.
• Responsible for quality and performance timeliness of result for a portion of project/process.
• Contribute to Improve overall process, quality of products.
• Be involved in the automation of manual test cases and work closely with automation infrastructure.
• Executing white box, black box, and regression tests for existing ROCm features.
• Responsible for quality and timeliness of result for a portion of project/process.
• Make more complex technical decisions independently.
• Implement checks and balances independently to minimize the impact of mistakes.
• Lead collaborative approaches with multiple teams.  
• Mentor others to achieve integrated projects.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Good understanding of test lifecycle, QA process & terminology.
• Strong knowledge of Device drivers, graphics, multimedia, Codec.
• Test Execution Experience in an automation lab with multiple systems.
• Define, develop, execute functional/performance/load tests, and integrate them with automated test systems.
• Establishing and sharing best practices, designing, and executing a robust test strategy.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language preferably Python.
• Strong understanding & Hands-on exp. with Linux OS internals, device manager.
• Hands-on issue debugging skills, issue isolation with Linux kernel, driver module level.
• Strong understanding of PC hardware, SoC, Chipsets, Graphics cards, BIOS & VBIOS.
• Understanding of parallel programming, ideally OpenCL, ROCm, CUDA, and OpenACC is a plus.
• Understanding machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision technologies is a plus.
• Strong analysis, problem-solving & interpersonal skills.
• Good verbal & written communication skill is a must.
• Good attitude, result-driven & ability to deliver on next-gen technology.
• Knowledge of KVM/XEN/VMWARE is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent 

LOCATION: Markham, Canada

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