Thursday, May 12, 2011

[KITlist-Tech] Senior Developer Relatiions Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)

Please direct your responses to: jim.krontz@amd.com

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play.

If you have a passion for excellence and a drive to achieve, you belong at AMD. Our employees work hard, have fun, and thrive on success. We meet the challenges of an evolving marketplace by staying true to our corporate values, including an unwavering respect for individuals and a focus on retaining superior employees.

The engineering part of AMD´s CAS team supports games developers all around the world. We work closely with external games software developers and publishers creating some of the best games on the planet and we help them to fully exploit the technical capabilities of AMD´s GPUs, CPUs and Fusion APUs. We work with standard APIs such as DirectX and OpenGL to create the best gaming experience in situations where consumers want consistent, silky smooth and breathtaking results. We aim to raise the standards for gaming graphics and performance and we do everything in our power to make the user understand why they were right to buy AMD.

• Work with the external game development partners of AMD to enable them to produce their applications as efficiently as possible.
• Design and implement next-generation rendering effects using established APIs and standards.
• Give input on architecture, design and tactical decisions to help improve our code, tools and processes.
• The ideal candidate is a highly-skilled software designer and engineer, strong in 3D math, fluent in C and C++ and the efficient use of GPUs. You´re team-driven and motivated to do things others might find too difficult.

The person we want to hire also:
• Has several years of experience efficiently creating C/C++ game code for Windows and knows all about data structures, design patterns, language features, standard libraries and writing easy-to-understand code
• Has practical hands-on experience with DX11-class shader development tools and techniques for Windows 7 or Windows Vista
• Understands that requirements are rarely perfect and is willing to extract the spirit of the requirement to make the system or software better
• Has a degree in computer science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent
• Has excellent written and verbal skills

The following experiences are optional but highly desired:
• DirectX 9 and DIrectX 10 coding experience.
• Background in using native system APIs and UI APIs for Windows.

AMD does not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us. Our supplier base is restricted to specified hiring needs. Therefore, any resume received from an unapproved supplier will be considered unsolicited, and AMD will not be obligated to pay a referral or placement fee.

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.


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