Server Performance Architect: CPU Optimization

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Server Systems Performance Architect to lead verification for next-generation AMD servers. You will guide a team across architecture, RTL, and software to optimize throughput, latency, and power by analyzing simulation and silicon data.

The role requires deep CPU microarchitecture knowledge and data-driven decision making. You will collaborate with multiple teams to define KPI-driven verification strategies, drive performance insights, and ensure timely completion of work with

Qualifications

• Executed emulation-based functional and performance verification for multimillion gate SoC designs.
• Strong exposure to RTL coding and SOC bring-up debug.
• Excellent communication and leadership in cross-functional teams.
• Deep knowledge of x86 ISA, microarchitecture, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of performance verification engineers.
• Define and execute the performance verification strategy for high-performance x86 CPU cores.
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL, performance modeling, firmware, and software teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of simulation/emulation results and feedback loops.
• Drive AI/ML-based infrastructure to automate performance analysis and anomaly detection.

Skills

Team Leadership

Performance verification

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

MS/PhD in Computer Engineering

Tools

Cycle-accurate simulators

Emulators

Performance monitoring counters (PMC)

Linux perf

Windows perfmon

Job description

AMD is seeking a Server Systems Performance Architect to lead verification for next-generation AMD servers. You will guide a team across architecture, RTL, and software to optimize throughput, latency, and power by analyzing simulation and silicon data.

The role requires deep CPU microarchitecture knowledge and data-driven decision making. You will collaborate with multiple teams to define KPI-driven verification strategies, drive performance insights, and ensure timely completion of work with