Senior Performance Architect – SoC & Systems Optimization

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to drive architectural analysis, performance modeling, and system optimization for next-generation computing platforms.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to identify bottlenecks, optimize system performance, and influence future architectural direction. The candidate has 10+ years in performance engineering and strong knowledge of processor microarchitecture, memory hierarchies, and OS interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in CE/EE/CS with required years of experience.
• 10+ years of industry experience in performance engineering, architecture, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
• Experience with Linux/Windows device drivers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize performance of complex SoCs, processors, and heterogeneous computing systems.
• Develop performance models, benchmarks, and simulation environments to evaluate architectural tradeoffs.
• Investigate system-level bottlenecks across CPUs, DSPs, NPUs, memory subsystems, interconnects, and I/O fabrics.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define performance requirements and drive performance closure.
• Analyze workload behavior and identify opportunities for improvements in performance, power efficiency, and scalability.
• Work with operating systems, firmware, and device drivers to understand hardware-software interactions and performance impacts.
• Develop profiling, tracing, and instrumentation methodologies to characterize system behavior.
• Interpret silicon measurements and correlate results with simulation and modeling data.
• Present findings and recommendations to engineering leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to architecture reviews and influence future processor and system designs.

Skills

Processor microarchitecture

System architecture

Memory hierarchy

Performance analysis

C/C++

Python

Device drivers

OS internals

Profiling tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Profiling tools

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to drive architectural analysis, performance modeling, and system optimization for next-generation computing platforms.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to identify bottlenecks, optimize system performance, and influence future architectural direction. The candidate has 10+ years in performance engineering and strong knowledge of processor microarchitecture, memory hierarchies, and OS interactions.