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Senior Director - Data Center Performance Optimization Team

AMD
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/12/2026
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.

The Team

AMD's Data Center GPU (DCGPU) organization is shaping the future with AI-based GPUs for enterprise data centers, AI, HPC, and embedded systems. Join us as we build cutting-edge AI-powered products with a world-class team.

The Role

Seeking a Senior Director technical leader to drive the teams working on GPU performance optimization, competitive analysis, deep learning training/inference efficiency, and architecture innovation through advanced optimization techniques.

The Person

A strong and collaborative leader who can guide SoC/System performance engineers working on competitive workload performance/power analysis and optimization. Work with SoC/System performance architects and design teams to influence design decisions for AMD’s Instinct products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Vision: Define long-term GPU performance and optimization roadmaps.
  • Performance Excellence: Identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks in compute, memory, and interconnects.
  • Design Influence: Partner with architects on next-gen GPU and framework design.
  • Innovation: Develop new optimization features in micro-architecture/power-mgmt/software
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align with product, business, and research teams.
  • Culture: Promote technical excellence and performance-first engineering.


Preferred Experience

  • 20 years of experience in leading performance architecture optimization teams
  • Deep expertise in GPU performance architecture, parallel computing, and performance analysis/optimization.
  • Proven leadership in guiding large engineering teams.
  • Strong communication with executives, technical teams, and stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of large-scale AI/HPC systems, multi-node GPU clusters, and memory hierarchies.


Academic Credentials

MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

LOCATION:

Santa Clara, California

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.

Salary : $266,400 - $399,600

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