Machine learning / High Performance Compute Release Manager – 144301

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Machine learning / High Performance Compute Release Manager

The Role:

As release program manager in AMD’s machine learning software engineering team, you will drive end-to-end delivery of leading-edge technology in high performance GPU-accelerated compute and machine learning for the Radeon Open Compute software stack. You will learn about how the power of open-source software can be applied to solve real-world problems. You will interact with product management, customers, software and hardware engineering teams, quality assurance and operations in a new and growing team.

The Person:

The successful candidate in this release management role will be a self-starter, upbeat, quick learner who is passionate about new technology in addition to being results-oriented and able to get things done. They will be able to resolve ambiguity and adapt to changes in a dynamic environment. Drawing on their engineering background and proven experience in delivering software releases, the ideal candidate will be an excellent organizer, communicator and coordinator who can engage with cross-geographical teams to deliver high quality software releases 

Key Responsibilities:

Work closely with engineering managers, software developers and product managers to drive delivery of software releases in an open source Linux software stack.

• Drive and track software releases for new software features.
• Lead the software release cycle across multiple functional areas including software development, hardware integration, quality assurance, and product management.
• Define releases, drive features and bug fixes, testing, and documentation.
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality.
• Improve and maintain all processes related to building and testing the product.
• Assist in improving processes and procedures within the team. Help streamline day-to-day operations.
• Regularly communicate the program status and key issues to management and across the organization

Preferred Experience:

• Project Management experience in industry, specializing in release management
• Background in Linux-based software development environments
• Strong organization skills, Program / Project Management and SW engineering acumen
• Hands-on software development, testing experience a definite plus
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills 
• Motivated to work with cross geographical teams
• Experienced with Jira Software
• Familiar with AGILE software development processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Great teammate with a dedication to meeting deadlines and an aptitude to thrive in a fast-moving multi-tasking environment
• Experience program running Linux based products is a plus.
• Experience using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Jenkins & Robot Frameworks
• Experience in Machine Learning frameworks (TensorFlow, Caffe2, PyTorch, etc.) is highly desired
• Experience in delivering software for new hardware products and GPUs is an advantage
• Experience in High Performance Computing is preferred
• Experience in Virtualization frameworks (Linux KVM, etc.) is desired
• Experience in Containerization frameworks (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Software development experience
• PMP certification is highly desirable, but not required

Academic Credentials:

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering 

Location:

Markham, CA

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Requisition Number: 144301 
Country: Canada Province: Ontario City: Markham 
Job Function:Other Engineering 

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