Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Build System Lead- CPU Cores

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc$130K — $155K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 5-7 years of experience in build systems and infrastructure
  • Strong programming skills in Perl, C/C++, Verilog/SystemVerilog
  • Experience designing or operating distributed/hyperscale environments
  • Demonstrated success in improving engineering productivity
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and automation tools
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of scalable build infrastructure
  • Drive modernization initiatives for organization-wide build systems
  • Enhance compute resource utilization and efficiency of LSF farm
  • Architect hyperscale build solutions for reliability and scalability
  • Provide leadership for transitioning to next-generation build architectures
  • Collaborate with teams to define build and automation strategies
  • Establish best practices for continuous integration and engineering workflows

Benefits

  • Comprehensive AMD health and wellness offerings
  • Flexible work schedules and support for work-life balance
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative and innovative team environment
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

We are looking for a LSF infrastructure lead to transition from legacy build systems to modern hyperscale build our next generation products. You will maintain and improve existing functional verification methodology, improve existing infrastructure, and work on related projects and/or assignments as needed to meet team goals. Additionally, you will perform project definition, training and documentation. Finally, you will work with architects and TG/PG RTL/Designers and develop an effective working relationship with parties involved.If this sounds like you, we welcome you to apply!

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate will have good communication skills and the ability to work with a team with varied strengths.A successful candidate will work with senior silicon design engineers. The candidate will be highly accurate and detail-oriented, possessing good communication and problem-solving skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable build infrastructure to significantly reduce model build turnaround times and improve engineering productivity.
  • Drive organization-wide build system modernization initiatives, enabling efficient support for Zen architecture, and future CPU core development programs.
  • Improve compute resource utilization and LSF farm efficiency through build caching, artifact reuse, and elimination of redundant build processes.
  • Architect and implement hyperscale build solutions that enhance performance, reliability, and scalability across AMD's silicon design environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for the transition from legacy build systems to next-generation build architectures.
  • Partner with silicon design, CAD, infrastructure, and software engineering teams to define and execute long-term build and automation strategies.
  • Establish best practices, standards, and roadmaps for build infrastructure, continuous integration, and large-scale engineering workflows.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Understanding or technical expertise in functional verification of microprocessor designs
  • Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog HDL, programming in Perl, C/C++
  • Deep expertise in build systems, build orchestration, and large-scale software or silicon development environments.
  • Strong experience designing and operating distributed or hyperscale build infrastructure.
  • Proven track record improving build performance, reducing turnaround time, and increasing engineering productivity at scale.
  • Experience with compute farm scheduling technologies (e.g., LSF or similar workload management platforms).
  • Strong understanding of build caching, artifact management, dependency optimization, and build reproducibility techniques.
  • Experience supporting semiconductor design workflows, EDA environments, or chip development programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex infrastructure transformation initiatives across multiple engineering organizations.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across cross-functional teams.
  • Experience driving automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure scalability in high-performance engineering environments.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • BS or MS with some industry experience desired (all degrees are related to CS or EE)


LOCATION:

Fishkill, NY

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

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15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
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