Technical Lead Computer Vision Software Development

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LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

The Role

We are looking for a talented engineer to join our team: developing heterogeneous software for computer vision, image/video processing as part of the AMD Radeon Open Ecosystem (ROCm). The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and brings strong communication, problem-solving, and prioritization skills to the table. We value individuals who are critical thinkers, detail oriented and passionate about building high-performance software.

The Person

You are accustomed to working in a dynamic, geographically distributed agile team, where partnership and collaboration are paramount. You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to express your work in a clear, cohesive fashion. Most importantly, you are constantly thinking of ways to make world-class software with reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize GPU/CPU software for computer vision, image and video processing workloads.
• Validate new SW features before releasing them to customers. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software extracting best performance from AMD hardware
• Debug and resolve complex software issues across multiple layers of the stack.
• Apply software engineering methodologies and AI tools to ensure robust, maintainable code
• Develop technical relationships with peers and partners
• Work very closely with dev teams and Project Managers to drive results

• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Experience in video codecs, image processing and machine learning frameworks
• Familiarity with computer vision libraries like OpenCV, FFMpeg, OpenVX etc.
• Experience with GPU programming (e.g., HIP, CUDA).
• Familiarity with ROCm or similar heterogeneous computing platforms.
• Experience with open-source development and Git and feature tracking software (e.g., Jira)
• In-depth knowledge of best practices in software development, including testing, profiling, debugging, documentation, version control, issue tracking, and planning
• Quick in learning new tools and frameworks

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.