Principal Backend Engineer
AMDMarkhamhybrid$185K–$297KInfrastructurePosted 13d ago · Sep 1, 2026
AMD is hiring a principal backend engineer to work on software engineering for cpus, gpus and the main credible alternative to nvidia in ai accelerators.
What you would own
- Design, build and operate services that carry production traffic.
- Raise the reliability and latency bar for the systems you own.
- Review designs and mentor engineers across the team.
Skills
TypeScriptGoKubernetesPostgreSQLReactAWSC++PythonRustgRPCTerraform
What Agraph knows about AMD
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Employees
28K
+3.6% 90d
Open roles
920
+17% 30d
Remote share
24%
Activity score
77
0–100
Compensation
AI Compiler Engineer pay at AMD up 14% year over year
Median posted compensation for ai compiler engineer roles moved from about $206K to $234K across 180 observed postings and reports.
AI Compiler Engineer median$234K+14%/ 12 months
Pay moving this fast usually signals a supply shortage rather than a general raise.
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