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Lead Senior Engineer - Developer & Build Experience (Gradle, Compiler with C/C++)

AMD· Engineering
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HyderabadFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Lead Engineer to strengthen the Developer Experience and Build Engineering function at AMD. Own and evolve Gradle-based build infrastructure, lead third-party upgrades, mentor engineers, and drive productivity, reliability, and maintainability of the software delivery pipeline for large-scale C/C++ codebases.

Responsibilities

  • Work with AMD’s architecture specialists to improve future products and apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts
  • Build & Developer Experience: Design, maintain, and continuously improve our Gradle build systems to deliver fast, reliable, and scalable builds that maximize developer productivity across C/C++ projects
  • Lead the evaluation, planning, and execution of third-party library, framework, and toolchain upgrades—ensuring compatibility, stability, and timely remediation of security vulnerabilities.
  • Mentorship: Mentor and coach engineers, sharing best practices in C/C++ development, build engineering, and dependency management. Elevate the technical skills of the broader team.
  • Technical Leadership: Partner with cross-functional teams to define standards, resolve complex build and integration issues, and drive engineering excellence.
  • Strong programming experience with C/C++, including memory management, performance optimization, and systems-level development in large-scale codebases.
  • Automation & Tooling: Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and reduce friction in the development lifecycle.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Gradle (build authoring, custom plugins, dependency management, build performance tuning), including native/C++ build integration.
  • Proven track record of managing third-party dependency and toolchain upgrades in large-scale codebases, including handling breaking changes and security patches.
  • Solid understanding of compilers, linkers, and build toolchains (e.g., GCC, Clang)

Qualifications

  • Strong object-oriented programming background, C/C++ preferred with 12+yrs of professional hands-on coding experience
  • Ability to write high quality code with a keen attention to detail
  • Experience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIs
  • Experience with Windows, Linux and/or Android operating system development
  • Experience with software development processes and tools such as debuggers, source code control systems (GitHub) and profilers is a plus
  • Effective communication and problem-solving skills
  • Motivating leader with good interpersonal skills
  • Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Skills

Required:GradleC/C++Build automationDependency managementCompiler/toolchain knowledgeLeadership/mentorshipCommunication

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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