Senior Technical Program Manager - Software – Data Center & Enterprise AI - TX, Austin, United States
$162,400 - $278,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 17 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Manage the execution and delivery of software components for complex Data Center CPU and Enterprise AI programs. This role drives the delivery of software programs enabling AMD's CPU and GPU solutions across hardware and software domains.
What you'll do
- Own and drive software program execution of SDKs, software suites, and integrated SW solutions to meet scope, quality, and schedule commitments aligned with hardware milestones. - Lead cross-functional release planning with software architects and product management. - Drive coordinated release readiness for software through core team meetings. - Report overall software execution and release status at senior leadership level, communicating schedule changes, critical issues, risks, mitigation, and recovery plans. - Manage software-related escalations, run tiger teams, drive root cause and corrective actions, and maintain transparent stakeholder communication. - Align software roadmaps (SDKs, reference stacks, integrated solutions) with CPU, GPU, and AI accelerator technology roadmaps, including customer migration strategies. - Support pre-design win and post-design win activities for strategic Enterprise AI and HPC accounts by providing software roadmaps, schedules, feature commitments, and coordinating early SDKs, evaluation kits, demos, and proof-of-concept implementations.
What you'll need
- Hands-on experience developing or driving execution of software ranging from compilers, libraries, and tools to software for Enterprise AI and HPC market segments. - Experience driving a multi-site and multi-disciplined engineering program within a matrixed organization. - Experience managing multiple concurrent strategic programs across customers, platforms, and product lines. - Solid understanding of SoC architectures and common IP blocks, including CPU, GPU, AI accelerators, and security IP. - Experience leveraging AI-driven automation tools for program delivery, requirements management, automated testing pipelines, and reporting. - Strong analytical skills in structured risk management, scenario planning, and data-driven decision making.
Nice to have
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Skills: software program execution, SDKs, Enterprise AI, HPC, release planning
This role has been open 96 days — well above the 53-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
41
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$196k
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| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (41 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 41 |
| Median days open | 50 d | 53 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $196k |
Skills observed across this category: software program execution, SDKs, Enterprise AI, HPC, release planning
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 7 open roles · median 43 d
- AMD (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 50 d
- Arm Holdings · 3 open roles · median 91 d
- Broadcom · 3 open roles · median 91 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 3 open roles · median 8 d
How we counted: 41 open Technical Program Management (Systems Software) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.