AMD tech stack
AMD builds mostly with Python, C++, Perl, Verilog. Its stack also includes Linux, Windows, PyTorch, UVM. Python is named in 603 of the 1,138 job postings AMD published in the last 12 months (53%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of AMD, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does AMD use?
Python is named in 53% of job postings at AMD, followed by C++ (38%), Perl (25%), Verilog (19%).
Python
603 53%
C++
432 38%
Perl
286 25%
Verilog
221 19%
SystemVerilog
179 16%
Ruby
122 11%
Java
68 6%
SQL
67 6%
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What frameworks and libraries does AMD use?
PyTorch is named in 9% of job postings at AMD, followed by UVM (9%), CUDA (7%), TensorFlow (7%).
PyTorch
107 9%
UVM
97 9%
TensorFlow
74 7%
TensorFlow C++
55 5%
SGLang
41 4%
JAX
38 3%
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And 39 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does AMD use?
MySQL is named in 2% of job postings at AMD, followed by Snowflake (2%), PostgreSQL (1%), Oracle (1%).
MySQL
20 2%
Snowflake
18 2%
PostgreSQL
17 1%
Oracle
6 1%
Db2
3 <1%
MS SQL
3 <1%
Redis
2 <1%
OpenSearch
2 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does AMD use?
Linux is named in 26% of job postings at AMD, followed by Windows (13%), GitHub (5%), Unix (5%).
GitHub
61 5%
Kubernetes
57 5%
Power BI
56 5%
Azure
54 5%
vLLM
49 4%
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And 13 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does AMD use?
Git is named in 8% of job postings at AMD, followed by Formal Verification (4%), Synopsys PrimeTime (3%), Xilinx Vivado (3%).
Git
95 8%
Synopsys PrimeTime
38 3%
Xilinx Vivado
34 3%
Jenkins
32 3%
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
30 3%
LLVM
28 2%
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And 85 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does AMD use?
LLM is named in 7% of job postings at AMD, followed by Claude (1%), DeepSeek (1%), Qwen (1%).
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Which engineering practices does AMD ask for?
HPC is named in 12% of job postings at AMD, followed by Machine Learning (12%), AI Agents (10%), CI/CD (7%).
HPC
132 12%
AI Agents
115 10%
CI/CD
85 7%
Platform Engineering
30 3%
RAG
27 2%
Multimodal AI
25 2%
Quantization
24 2%
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And 51 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each AMD team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
437 postingsIndustrial Engineering
152 postingsAI/ML
108 postingsBackend
93 postingsDevOps
78 postingsEarly Careers
39 postingsHow does your stack fit AMD?
How much does AMD pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all AMD postings with stated pay: $127k across 17 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 10 | $141k | +11% |
| Java | 9 | $141k | +11% |
| Perl | 8 | $146k | +14% |
| C++ | 8 | $146k | +14% |
| Linux | 8 | $136k | +7% |
| Windows | 6 | $146k | +14% |
| Ruby | 6 | $146k | +14% |
How is the AMD stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the AMD stack?
AMD scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 18; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the AMD stack in its industry?
Share of the 227 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
AMD products in its job postings
Postings at AMD name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like AMD
Questions about the AMD tech stack
What programming languages does AMD use?
The languages named in AMD job postings are Python (53%), C++ (38%), Perl (25%), Verilog (19%), SystemVerilog (16%), as a share of the 1,138 postings of the last 12 months.
Does AMD use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 107 of 1,138 job postings (9%) and required in 43 of them.
What cloud and platforms does AMD use?
The cloud and platforms named in AMD job postings are Linux (301), Windows (149), GitHub (61) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at AMD?
Hardware postings at AMD most often require Verilog (62), Python (60), SystemVerilog (60), UVM (48), out of 437 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the AMD tech stack changing?
Yes. PKI, OpenSearch, MiniMax, Feature Store first appeared in AMD job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the AMD tech stack?
AMD scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 18; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the AMD tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting AMD publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 1,138 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "AMD tech stack: 415 technologies from 1,138 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/amd/technologies