System Performance Architect: OS & Hardware Optimization

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

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.