At least a dozen former AMD staffers are now on Apple’s payroll, report says

May 30, 2013 15:31 GMT  ·  By

A review of several LinkedIn profiles has revealed that Cupertino-based Apple Inc. has hired at least 12 former AMD staffers for an Orlando-based GPU team.

MacRumors has been sifting through numerous LinkedIn profiles and found that “Apple has hired at least a dozen former AMD graphics engineers for its Orlando offices in recent months.”

The positions include a graphics architect, a hardware engineer, and many others, and they all seem to match the people which AMD laid off in late 2012 and in January 2013, the report notes.

Despite the hiring spree, Apple is still not done with staffing up its Orlando offices. Apparently, the company is also seeking Site Managers to head its GPU teams (including one in Cupertino, California).

The key requirement is “10+ years proven experience leading high performance GFX (or equivalent complexity) IP development teams.”