Senior SoC Performance Architect for Next-Gen Servers

Arm Limited; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited in the United States seeks experienced architects to push performance in modern server systems, spanning architecture, workload characterization, and silicon‑level analysis. You will craft platform performance by combining deep architectural expertise with hands‑on silicon investigation and extensive computational tasks.

You will lead end‑to‑end studies—from architecture to workload to silicon validation—working with hardware and software teams to influence system‑level design and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in computer engineering or computer science.
• 6+ years in system or hardware architecture.
• Experience with CPU/accelerator architectures and memory subsystems.
• Experience with high-performance IO/networking or HPC optimization.
• Proficiency in benchmarking and custom microbenchmarks.
• Strong profiling, performance analysis, and possibly simulation tools.
• Proficiency in SystemC, TLM, C++, and Python.
• Ability to navigate large, complex codebases.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate real‑world workloads on production silicon with a focus on AI at scale and HPC applications.
• Partner with multi-functional teams to define performance metrics, use cases, and benchmarking strategies.
• Design and implement targeted microbenchmarks to study architectural behaviors.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend optimizations.
• Translate workload and silicon insights into architectural improvements for performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to influence system‑level design decisions.
• Serve as a performance expert, providing technical leadership across teams.
• Drive end‑to‑end understanding from architecture → workload → silicon validation.

Skills

System architecture

Hardware architecture

CPU / accelerators

Memory subsystems

Performance analysis

Profiling tools

Python

C++

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

SystemC

TLM

C++

Python

Simulation environments

Job description

Arm Limited in the United States seeks experienced architects to push performance in modern server systems, spanning architecture, workload characterization, and silicon‑level analysis. You will craft platform performance by combining deep architectural expertise with hands‑on silicon investigation and extensive computational tasks.

You will lead end‑to‑end studies—from architecture to workload to silicon validation—working with hardware and software teams to influence system‑level design and