SOC Performance Engineer — Architecture & Optimization

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

Benefits offered by this job

AMD benefits

Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a performance-focused engineer to join the Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team. You will analyze CPU, GPU, and AI workloads, trace workloads, and model performance to guide architectural decisions for AMD processors.

You will collaborate with architects, firmware, software, and verification teams across sites to debug performance issues and develop tools for data collection and analysis. A strong background in computer architecture and C/C++ is required.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 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.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Mathematical and statistical modeling

Analytical skills

Education

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

Job description

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a performance-focused engineer to join the Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team. You will analyze CPU, GPU, and AI workloads, trace workloads, and model performance to guide architectural decisions for AMD processors.

You will collaborate with architects, firmware, software, and verification teams across sites to debug performance issues and develop tools for data collection and analysis. A strong background in computer architecture and C/C++ is required.