Lead Performance Modeling Engineer – GPU SoC

AMD; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Performance Modeling Engineer to architect, analyze and optimize high‑performance GPU SoCs for cloud and AI workloads. You’ll drive microarchitecture exploration, performance modeling and workload characterization to unlock efficiency.

You’ll partner with design engineers to propose concrete solutions, develop models and tools, and communicate results across teams. A strong background in GPU/CPU microarchitecture, C++ and Python is essential, with a PhD/masters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, CS or closely related field.
• Masters/PhD with emphasis on computer architecture performance studies preferred.
• Experience with GPU/CPU microarchitecture and performance modeling and workload analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Performance Architect for GPU SoC and data center systems.
• Conduct microarchitecture exploration and performance modeling for next‑gen GPU and data center workloads.
• Characterize workloads and identify bottlenecks to drive optimizations.
• Develop tools and methodologies for performance analysis of workloads.
• Communicate solutions to processor and system performance issues.

Skills

GPU microarchitecture

CPU microarchitecture

Performance modeling

C++

Python

Workload analysis

Bottleneck analysis

Education

Electrical/CS degree

Masters/PhD preferred

Tools

Benchmarking tools

Perf tools

System analysis tools

Job 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.

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.

Lead Performance Modeling Engineer - GPU SoC

The Role

Architect, Analyze and optimize high-performance SoCs for Cloud computing, and machine learning acceleration. Propose solutions to enhance performance and optimize power. Explore, analyze and optimize next-generation data center systems.

The Person

Do you seek the most sophisticated challenges in the computing industry? As a passionate system performance architect on our design engineering team, you will propose and implement solutions to our next generation GPU SoC and data center system application performance issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Performance Architect in AMD's electronics design engineering team.
• Participate in microarchitecture exploration, performance modeling, and analysis for next-generation GPU and data center systems.
• Intimately understand design architecture and propose solutions to enhance performance
• Responsible for micro-benchmarking, workload characterization, competitive analysis, bottleneck identification, and optimization.
• Develop tools and methodology for performance analysis of workloads.
• Communicate, propose, and implement solutions to processor and system performance issues.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with GPU, CPU or computer system microarchitecture
• Experience with the development and usage of computer system performance models
• Experience with computer workload analysis
• Strong programming skills, including experience with C++ and Python (or similar)

Academic Credentials

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related field
• Masters or PhD with emphasis on Computer Architecture performance studies preferred

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.