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Job Role and Responsibility: Xilinx, Inc., a subsidiary of AMD, Inc., is hiring Sr. Software Development Engineer to Research, design, develop, and/or test operating systems-level software, compilers, and/or network distribution software for semiconductor operations, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Plan, design, develop and/or test software systems for software enhancements and new products. Set operational specifications and formulate and/or analyze software requirements. Drive projects or processes of significant technical importance. Develop compilers for deep learning workloads on company hardware. Create automation scripts to streamline hardware debugging, optimize environment installations, and validate software feature implementations. Exercise wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments. Demonstrate flexibility, strong motivation and a proven record of meeting aggressive deadlines as well as the ability to work as part of a team. Participate in code reviews, creating unit tests, authoring detailed documentation related to work, and working with on-site and offshore teams to deliver the software solutions on schedule. Partake in all phases of the software development including system requirements analysis, coordinating feature design and development across functional and organization boundaries. Utilize knowledge of computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, and electronic equipment, as well as knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various company proprietary products.

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Travel required: NO

Qualifications: Degree required

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Data Science, or related field.

Qualifications: Amount and type of experience required: None.

Specific skills required: The following skills are required:

Position requires experience in the following:

• Machine learning algorithms and frameworks;
• Deep Neural Network architectures, including CNN and RNN;
• AI framework, including PyTorch and TensorFlow;
• Software programming skills (C++ and Python);
• Optimizing Machine Learning applications for a target architecture;
• Software verification;
• Software debugging (macOS, Linux, or Unix);
• Git; and
• Data structures.

Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, assistantship, or internship experience.

Preferred Skills: N/A

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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