Lead CPU Performance Analysis Engineer

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 273,000 - 409,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking a Lead CPU Performance Analysis Engineer in Santa Clara, California. You will analyze and tune CPU performance, conduct workload characterization, and utilize industry standard benchmarks.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in computer architecture and strong scripting skills, necessary for developing micro-benchmarks and performance predictions. A competitive compensation package is offered, including bonuses and RSU grants.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Systems Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience if holding a Master's degree.
• 6+ years of experience if holding a PhD.
• 2+ years in system architecture technology areas.

Responsibilities

• Collect CPU performance data for various workloads.
• Conduct detailed workload characterization on silicon.
• Profile workload execution and improve performance.
• Develop tools to collect workload traces.

Skills

Computer architecture fundamentals

Scripting skills (Bash, Perl, Python)

C/C++/Assembly language proficiency

CPU performance models familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Vtune

perf

DynamoRio

PIN

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group > SoC Architecture

General Summary

As a Lead CPU Performance Analysis Engineer, you will be working on CPU performance analysis and tuning, microbenchmark development, workload characterization, workload tracing, and performing competitive performance analysis using industry standard benchmarks and workloads.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Collect CPU performance data for various workloads and benchmarks
• Conduct detailed workload characterization on silicon and performance simulators
• Profile workload execution and identify avenues for improving workload performance in software (OS, Libraries, Frameworks) and hardware
• Develop tools and techniques to collect representative workload traces to feed the CPU performance simulator
• Create micro-benchmarks to understand performance characteristics of competitor’s CPU / SoC
• Build competitive performance prediction models
• Present the competitive performance data in a concise manner

Minimum Skills/Experience

• Strong grasp of computer architecture and OS fundamentals
• Strong scripting skills – Bash / Perl / Python
• Proficiency in C / C++ / x86, ARM compatible assembly language
• Familiarity with CPU performance models

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products (e.g., Power System, Shared Resource Management, Limits/Thermal Management, Hardware Islands).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering / Science with 12+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience with hardware performance profiling tools (such as Vtune, perf), binary instrumentation tools (such as DynamoRio, PIN)
• Experience with characterizing industry standard benchmarks (e.g., CPU2017, GeekBench, AnTuTu, Speedometer) and workloads such as Memcached, NGINX, Redis, DCPerf
• Experience in writing micro-benchmarks to measure performance characteristics of a CPU / SoC
• Prior experience in developing trace collection tools and using same to trace workloads to feed the CPU performance simulators
• Experience with CPU performance simulators / analytical models
• Experience in OS internals (Windows / Linux / Android), system programming and Compilers (GCC, LLVM, JIT)
• Knowledge of the competitive landscape, feature specifications and industry trends in the server and client domain

Location

This position is open for Santa Clara, San Diego and Austin. The compensation will be adjusted as per the location.

Pay Range and Other Compensation & Benefits

• $273,000.00 - $409,400.00
• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants
• Competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play

EEO Employer Statement

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.