CPU Performance Architect - Benchmarking & Tuning Pro

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a CPU Performance Analysis Engineer in Santa Clara to drive CPU performance analysis, microbenchmark development, workload characterization and tracing.

You will perform competitive analysis using industry benchmarks and feed insights into software and hardware optimization. The role involves building performance models, developing trace collection tools, and presenting findings to teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years in system architecture areas or related products.

Responsibilities

• Collect CPU performance data for various workloads and benchmarks.
• Characterize workloads on silicon and simulators.
• Profile workload execution to guide software and hardware improvements.
• Develop trace collection tools and micro-benchmarks for performance analysis.
• Present competitive performance data clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

CPU Architecture

Scripting

C/C++

x86/ARM assembly

OS fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS or related field

Tools

Vtune

perf

DynamoRIO

PIN

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a CPU Performance Analysis Engineer in Santa Clara to drive CPU performance analysis, microbenchmark development, workload characterization and tracing.

You will perform competitive analysis using industry benchmarks and feed insights into software and hardware optimization. The role involves building performance models, developing trace collection tools, and presenting findings to teams.