Staff CPU Architecture & Performance Engineer (RISC‑V)

Samsungsemiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks of paid time off

Health benefits including medical/dental/vision

Onsite gym and café

Flexible work policy

Charitable giving match

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a Staff CPU Architecture & Performance Research Engineer in San Jose to lead performance analysis for next-generation CPU cores. The role focuses on micro-architectural domains and data-driven recommendations influencing core architecture decisions.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s or Ph.D. with extensive experience in CPU microarchitecture and performance engineering, as well as programming expertise in C/C++ and Python. Employees enjoy flexible work policies, 4+ weeks of paid time off, and a diverse benefits package.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Computer Engineering or related field with 8+ years of experience, or Ph.D. with 5+ years.
• 5+ years of experience in CPU microarchitecture and performance engineering.
• Strong understanding of out-of-order execution, pipelines, and speculation.

Responsibilities

• Drive detailed performance analysis for CPU architectures.
• Build and extend architectural performance models and simulators.
• Translate performance data into architectural recommendations.

Skills

Performance analysis

C/C++ programming

Python programming

CPU microarchitecture

Experience with RISC-V, ARM, x86

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Architectural simulators (e.g., gem5)

Job description

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a Staff CPU Architecture & Performance Research Engineer in San Jose to lead performance analysis for next-generation CPU cores. The role focuses on micro-architectural domains and data-driven recommendations influencing core architecture decisions.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s or Ph.D. with extensive experience in CPU microarchitecture and performance engineering, as well as programming expertise in C/C++ and Python. Employees enjoy flexible work policies, 4+ weeks of paid time off, and a diverse benefits package.