SOC Performance Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Austin, TX is seeking a performance-focused engineer to analyze and optimize architectural performance of AMD’s PC and Gaming processors. You will trace CPU, Graphics, and AI workloads, model performance, and drive performance evaluation tools.

The role requires collaboration across architects, software teams, and verification engineers, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a passion for cutting-edge SoC design.

Qualifications

• Experience with computer architecture, system simulation, and performance evaluation.
• Experience analyzing system bottlenecks and optimizing computing systems for performance.
• Proficient in C/C++ programming and software engineering concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Work with IP and SOC architects to develop and optimize leading edge processors.
• Characterize workloads, project performance and debug performance issues.
• Run performance simulations and analyze results to evaluate architectural features.
• Analyze the competition and identify areas for future improvement.
• Enhance existing application tracing techniques.
• Develop and maintain tools for data collection and analysis.
• Execute post-silicon debug/tuning efforts to ensure processors are fully performance optimized.
• Collaborate with microprocessor architects, ISA definition owners, software optimizers, and verification engineers to resolve architectural performance issues.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Computer architecture

Performance modeling

System simulation

Debug and profiling

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Statistical modeling

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Electronics, Computer Engineering or CS with emphasis on computer architecture

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we're looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don't shy away from humanity's challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you're designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

The successful candidate will work in AMD's Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team in Austin, Texas. The team's mandate is to analyze and optimize the architectural performance of AMD's PC and Gaming processors. This role will involve analyzing and tracing key CPU, Graphics and AI workloads, performance modeling of internal and competitive hardware platforms, debugging SOC performance issues and the development of performance evaluation tools and methodologies.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for leading edge SoC architecture, design and verification. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and enjoys collaborating with architects & engineers located in different sites and time-zones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Work with IP and SOC architects to develop and optimize leading edge processors
• Characterize workloads, project performance and debug performance issues
• Run performance simulations and analyze results to evaluate architectural features
• Analyze the competition and identify areas for future improvement
• Enhance existing application tracing techniques
• Develop and maintain tools for data collection and analysis
• Execute post-silicon debug/tuning efforts to ensure AMD processors are fully performance optimized
• Job responsibilities also include multi-discipline interactions with microprocessor architects, ISA definition owners, software optimizers, compiler team, logic designers, and verification engineers to identify, resolve and document architectural performance issues

REFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Prior industry/academic experience
• Experience with computer architecture, system simulation, and performance evaluation
• Experience analyzing system bottlenecks and optimizing computing systems for performance
• Strong experience with computing software, including operating systems, hypervisors, compilers, drivers, and workloads
• Adept at mathematical and statistical modeling
• Detailed microarchitecture knowledge of a CPU, GPU, NPU, Video Processors, and/or DRAM controllers
• Proficient in C/C++ programming and software engineering concepts

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors, Master's or PhD degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with emphasis on computer architecture preferred

Location:

• Austin, TX

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