SOFTWARE ARCHITECT – WINDOWS INSTALLER & DEPLOYMENT
AMD is hiring a Software Architect in Markham, ON to design, build, and maintain Windows installers and deployment frameworks for desktop, device-driver, and AI-enabled applications, owning install/upgrade/rollback scenarios. Core stack: C++, Qt, Python, MSI/MSIX/WiX-style installer tech, Windows internals, and enterprise deployment via Intune/SCCM with CI/CD automation.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- CA,ON,Markham-1CV
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Deep knowledge of the Windows installation ecosystem
- Strong C++, Qt, and Python development skills
- Practical experience integrating modern AI-assisted development tools and AI applications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
Nice to have
- Multiple years of professional software development experience with significant Windows application or deployment software experience
- Agile/Scrum experience, mentoring engineers, and reviewing architecture and implementation decisions
- Deep knowledge of Windows installation and deployment architecture including desktop apps, services, drivers, and Store/MSIX apps
- Windows driver deployment expertise: installation requirements, signing, versioning, upgrade, rollback, and removal
- Strong command of Windows internals: Registry, services, permissions/ACLs, UAC, file system, 32/64-bit compatibility, threat modeling
- Troubleshooting installation failures using installer logs, Event Viewer, WinDbg, Process Monitor, Process Explorer, Windows Performance Analyzer
- Expert modern C++ and Qt integrated with Win32/Windows APIs; OOP, multithreading, memory management, debugging, software architecture
- Strong Python for automation, build, test, packaging, and deployment tooling; PowerShell and Windows command-line tools
- Hands-on experience with installer technologies such as MSI/Windows Installer, MSIX/AppX, WiX Toolset, InstallShield, or NSIS
- Packaging multi-component products across Windows releases and hardware configurations, including enterprise deployment via Intune and SCCM/MECM
- Code signing, certificate management, secure supply-chain practices, and CI/CD automation of packaging, signing, and regression testing on clean Hyper-V or VMware VMs
- Practical use of AI-assisted development tools (Claude/Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT); developing or integrating AI-enabled applications; ComfyUI, LM Studio, or Lemonade is a plus
Full description
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.
At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.
Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.
THE ROLE: AMD is looking for an experienced Software architect specializing in Windows installation, and deployment, to design, develop, and maintain reliable Windows installers and deployment solutions for desktop, device, and AI-enabled applications.
THE PERSON: The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of the Windows installation ecosystem, strong C++/QT/Python development skills, and practical experience integrating modern AI-assisted development tools and AI applications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Architect, develop, and maintain robust Windows installers and installation frameworks for desktop applications, device drivers, services, Store/MSIX apps, and supporting runtimes and third-party components
- Develop installer components and supporting tools in C++, Qt, and Python
- Own install, upgrade, repair, rollback, uninstall, and migration scenarios across supported Windows versions, architectures, and enterprise environments
- Enable silent, unattended, command-line, and enterprise software deployment
- Diagnose and resolve difficult installation, upgrade, driver, registry, permissions, and system-configuration issues
- Improve installation reliability, performance, logging, diagnostics, and recovery mechanisms
- Partner with application, driver, QA, build, security, and release engineering teams
- Evaluate and incorporate AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Multiple years of professional software development experience, with significant experience developing Windows applications or deployment software, including Agile/Scrum experience, mentoring engineers, and reviewing architecture and implementation decisions
- Deep knowledge of Windows installation and deployment architecture, including installing, upgrading, repairing, and removing desktop applications, services, device drivers, and Store/MSIX apps, with Windows driver deployment expertise: installation requirements, signing, versioning, upgrade, rollback, and removal
- Strong command of Windows internals: Registry, services and processes, permissions/ACLs, UAC, file system and system directories, environment variables, 32/64-bit compatibility, and threat modeling