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Principal Silicon Performance Architect

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Extend and adapt simulation infrastructure to model new micro-architecture innovations for AI inference, analyzing performance across latency, throughput, and efficiency.

Role type

Principal Silicon Performance Architect

Builds

AI inference simulation infrastructure and performance models

Domain

Semiconductor chip architecture and AI inference acceleration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C/C++ programming, Python programming, micro-architecture analysis, performance modeling, simulation tool modification, profiling, bottleneck analysis, experimental design, AI inference acceleration analysis, compiler and runtime stack knowledge, GPU performance analysis

Preferred skills

Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, experience with large-scale experiment generation, AI-assisted workflow design

Technologies

C, C++, Python, GPU, compilers, runtimes, model serving systems

Responsibilities

Analyze performance for current and forward-looking AI inference workloads, drive design-space exploration using AI-assisted workflows, collaborate with chip, system, and software architects to evaluate architectural variations, modify architectural simulators or performance modeling codebases

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy influence

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