SOC Performance Engineer: Optimize Next-Gen Processors

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a candidate to join the Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team. You will analyze and optimize architectural performance of AMD’s PC and Gaming processors, tracing CPU/Graphics/AI workloads, and develop performance tools.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers across sites and time zones, working on performance modeling, debugging SOC performance issues, and contributing to future processor improvements.

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

computer architecture

performance evaluation

analyzing workloads

problem solving

communication

Education

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

Job description

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a candidate to join the Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team. You will analyze and optimize architectural performance of AMD’s PC and Gaming processors, tracing CPU/Graphics/AI workloads, and develop performance tools.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers across sites and time zones, working on performance modeling, debugging SOC performance issues, and contributing to future processor improvements.