Senior Chromium Performance Engineer

AMD; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Software Optimization Engineer to improve Chromium-based browser performance. You will work closely with a core team on latest hardware and software, focusing on profiling, analysis, and optimizations across the Chromium stack.

Bring deep C++ expertise and hands-on Chromium experience to drive user-visible gains while collaborating with browser, OS, and silicon teams to deliver measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Deep experience improving real‑world browser performance.
• Profile and optimize Chromium subsystems across the stack.
• Collaborate with browser vendors, OS teams, and hardware partners.

Responsibilities

• Profile and optimize performance across Chromium subsystems (Blink, V8, Skia).
• Identify bottlenecks using real workloads and benchmarks.
• Translate findings into scalable browser improvements and patches.

Skills

C++ programming

Chromium/Chrome development

Performance profiling

Browser internals

IPC/multiprocess architecture

Hardware-OS interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Tools

Perfetto

ETW

Chrome Tracing

VTune

GPUView

Job description

AMD is seeking a Software Optimization Engineer to improve Chromium-based browser performance. You will work closely with a core team on latest hardware and software, focusing on profiling, analysis, and optimizations across the Chromium stack.

Bring deep C++ expertise and hands-on Chromium experience to drive user-visible gains while collaborating with browser, OS, and silicon teams to deliver measurable improvements.