About this role
SENIOR COMPILER PERFORMANCE ENGINEER
The Role: Do you love tuning to extract every last bit of performance? If so, AMD is looking for a Senior Compiler Performance Engineer for a high impact role in Software Performance Engineering focused on improving and understanding the performance of key applications and 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 passion for performance and work together with our partners and internal teams to identify areas of concern, develop novel approaches, and leverage insider knowledge about our architecture and compilers to improve performance 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: Analyze compiler generated x86 64 machine code to identify inefficiencies and missed optimizations. Work with MLIR and LLVM IR to inspect transformations, diagnose issues, and improve lowering behavior. Develop or refine MLIR/LLVM optimization passes that enhance performance on AMD architectures. Refactor C/C++ code to improve auto vectorization, loop transformations, and memory access patterns. Use profiling tools to identify performance bottlenecks at the IR, compiler, or binary level. Collaborate with AMD compiler specialists on instruction selection, register allocation, and optimization heuristics and post-link optimization.
Preferred Experience: Experience analyzing performance issues in compiler pipelines or generated binaries. Strong knowledge of LLVM, MLIR, and modern compiler optimization techniques. Solid C/C++ programming skills with an emphasis on compiler friendly code. Ability to read and understand x86 64 assembly, including SIMD instructions. Familiarity with profiling tools (perf, VTune, MSVC profiler). Understanding of CPU architecture fundamentals (pipelines, caches, branch prediction). Experience with Git or similar version control systems. Bonus Experience: Hands on experience with SIMD intrinsics (SSE, AVX, AVX2, AVX 512). Knowledge of concurrency and threading APIs. Experience with binary level tools (objdump, perf annotate, LLVM MCA). Familiarity with Python or JavaScript for tooling. Comfort working in both Linux and Windows environments. Academic Credentials: At least a BS/MS in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
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