System Performance Architect

Octagon Professionals International; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Professionals International is seeking an architect to develop advanced performance technologies across OS, hardware, and chipset layers. The role emphasizes core platform areas such as scheduling, kernel optimisation, power and thermal management, and system responsiveness.

You will design cross-layer scheduling solutions, optimize CPU/GPU/memory performance, and translate research into practical roadmaps for end-user devices.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in OS or kernel performance optimisation, and scheduling across CPU/GPU/memory.
• Strong understanding of operating system architecture and performance fundamentals.
• Track record of resolving complex performance bottlenecks with measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Design system-level scheduling solutions spanning software, hardware, and chipset.
• Tune CPU, GPU, and memory scheduling, frequency scaling, and resource allocation.
• Diagnose OS bottlenecks affecting application responsiveness and animation smoothness.
• Develop high-performance system modules, APIs, runtimes, and frameworks.
• Monitor industry trends and translate findings into technical roadmaps.
• Lead concepts from architecture to deployment on end-user devices.

Skills

OS optimization

Kernel scheduling

CPU scheduling

GPU scheduling

Power/thermal scheduling

Runtime/perf engineering

Job description

Our client, a leading international technology company, is looking for an architect to develop advanced performance technologies across the operating system, hardware, and chipset layers. The role focuses on core platform areas including scheduling, kernel optimisation, power and thermal management, application responsiveness, and overall system performance.

Responsibilities

• Design joint optimisation and system scheduling solutions spanning software, hardware, and chipset
• Develop and tune CPU, GPU, and memory scheduling, frequency scaling, and resource allocation, balancing performance, power, and thermal limits
• Diagnose and fix OS-level bottlenecks that affect application responsiveness and animation smoothness
• Design and optimise high-performance system modules, APIs, runtimes, and application frameworks
• Follow industry and academic developments and translate relevant findings into future technical roadmaps
• Take solutions from concept and architecture through to deployment on end-user devices

Requirements

• Deep expertise in at least one of the following: OS or kernel performance optimisation, CPU/GPU/memory scheduling, hardware-software or chipset co-optimisation, power and thermal-aware scheduling, runtime and application performance, or high-performance framework design
• Strong understanding of operating system architecture and performance fundamentals
• Demonstrated success in resolving complex performance bottlenecks with measurable results
• Strong engineering and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with Linux, Android, kernel scheduling etc.