Application Engineering Lead – OSS

What You Do At AMD Changes Everything

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

Application Engineering Lead – OSS

AI Developer Community Manager – OSS

We're seeking a technically strong and community-focused AI Developer Community Manager to drive growth and engagement of AMD's AI developer ecosystem across India and the Asia Pacific region. In this role, you will lead initiatives that expand adoption of AMD datacenter GPUs, Radeon and AI PCs and the ROCm software ecosystem, while motivating and enabling developers to contribute back to AMD-supported open-source projects.

You will work closely with open-source AI projects, regional developer communities, universities, startups, enterprises, and research institutions to build a vibrant and self-sustaining ecosystem around AMD AI platforms. This role blends technical depth in AI/ML with strong community leadership, ecosystem development, and program execution skills. We're looking for someone who combines hands-on AI expertise with a passion for community-building and thrives on growing developer ecosystems.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead community growth and engagement strategy for AMD's AI and ROCm ecosystem across India and APAC
• Drive India- and Asia Pacific-specific engagement programs including developer workshops, technical seminars, webinars, hackathons, meetups, and university initiatives
• Build and nurture a strong AI developer community focused on AI/ML workloads running on AMD GPUs
• Engage with open-source projects and their developer communities to encourage contributions aligned with AMD platforms
• Enable and motivate developers to contribute code, documentation, benchmarks, tutorials, and integrations back to AMD-supported open-source software
• Collaborate closely with ROCm engineering and product teams to channel community feedback into actionable improvements
• Represent AMD at regional AI conferences, industry forums, and academic events as a technical and community evangelist
• Develop high-quality technical content including blogs, tutorials, demos, and reference materials demonstrating best practices for AI development on AMD GPUs
• Provide technical guidance and first-line enablement to developers adopting AMD GPUs in AI/ML workflows
• Track community engagement metrics, contribution growth, and ecosystem health to measure program effectiveness
• Build strategic relationships with universities, research institutes, startups, ISVs, and ecosystem partners across India and APAC

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of experience in AI/ML, GPU computing, developer relations, technical marketing, or community leadership
• Strong hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX, with understanding of model training and inference workflows
• Practical knowledge of GPU acceleration concepts and performance optimization fundamentals
• Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or managing technical developer communities or ecosystems
• Experience organizing and executing technical events such as workshops, hackathons, seminars, or university programs
• Open-source mindset with experience contributing to or working closely with community-driven software projects
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
• Strong program management skills and ability to execute multi-city or multi-country engagement initiatives
• Data-driven approach with ability to define KPIs and track ecosystem growth metrics
• Enthusiasm for community-building, creating content, and helping developers succeed

Bonus Points:

• Experience with AMD GPUs and the ROCm software stack
• Prior Developer Relations, Community Manager, or Ecosystem Lead experience in AI infrastructure companies
• Experience working with academic institutions or research labs in India or APAC
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, and distributed AI workflows

How to Apply:

We'd love to see your impact in growing developer communities. Please share your resume along with links to your GitHub, technical talks, blogs, or community programs you have led.

Location: Bangalore, India

AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's "Responsible AI Policy" is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.