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Senior Staff Software Development Engineer, Timing

AMD
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/11/2026
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 Role

AMD is looking for an influential software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology. 

The Person

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct research and development of novel STA algorithms and optimization of existing STA algorithms to deliver multi-fold improvements in quality of results (QOR), runtime, and memory, while maintaining timing accuracy
  • Design, implement, and test FPGA STA capabilities, suitable for placement, optimization, routing and signoff timing
  • Evaluate new FPGA architecture features and their impact on existing implementation tools.
  • Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture
  • Design and develop new groundbreaking AMD technologies
  • Debugging/fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work
  • Develop technical relationships with peers and partners


Preferred Experience

  • In-depth knowledge of Data Structure, Graph Theory and Algorithms
  • Solid Programming skills in C
  • Strong object-oriented programming background
  • Experience in architecting and implementing high performance, high-capacity STA engines
  • Knowledge of multi-mode / multi corner and variation aware STA
  • Experience in working with multi-threaded / multi-process programs
  • Knowledge of SDC timing constraints
  • Solid foundation in software engineering, with strong analytical and debugging skills
  • Experience with software development processes and tools such as debuggers, source code control systems (GitHub) and profilers is a plus


Academic Credentials

  • Bachelor’s, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent


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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.

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