Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Looking for Software Development Engineer – Computer Graphics – 144742 at Markham, ON Full Time

At AMD, we push the boundaries of what is possible. We believe in changing the world for the better by driving innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies – building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the data center.

Developing great technology takes more than talent: it takes amazing people who understand collaboration, respect, and who will go the “extra mile” to achieve unthinkable results. It takes people who have the passion and desire to disrupt the status quo, push boundaries, deliver innovation, and change the world. If you have this type of passion, we invite you to take a look at the opportunities available to come join our team.

Software Development Engineer – Computer Graphics – 144742

The Role:
The successful candidate will be involved in research, implementation and optimization of new and existing techniques involving computer graphics, multimedia and network streaming that push the limits of AMD’s GPUs and CPUs. Develop production-level code, technical demos to showcase the results and technical documentation.

The Person:
You are accustomed to working as a member of a geographically distributed team, where teamwork and collaboration are paramount. You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to document your work in a clear, cohesive fashion.

Come join a winning team!

Key Responsibilities:
Research and Develop new techniques that push the limits of AMD’s hardware

Design, document and develop core technologies for GPU-accelerated features and libraries on AMD platforms, including processing for video, audio, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D rendering, and machine learning

Design, develop and integrate various SDKs for video and audio encoding, streaming

Bring-up and validation of functionality of new hardware platforms

Design and development of test applications to validate hardware and software functionality and quality assurance programs

Work with the Open Source community

Preferred Experience:
Solid knowledge of C++, OOD

Strong debugging skills

Experience with multithreading

Windows, Linux development experience

Additional experience desired:
Experience in IP networking

Experience with DirectX, OpenGL or Vulkan graphics APIs.

Understanding of video and audio codecs

Android, iOS development experience

Academic Credentials:
BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Electric/Computer Engineering or equivalent

Location:
Markham, Ontario

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Requisition Number: 144742

Country: Canada Province: Ontario City: Markham

Job Function:Design

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