Principal Platform Power & Performance Engineer
Core
Own end-to-end power and performance characterization of next-generation Azure compute platforms, analyzing interactions between hardware, firmware, OS, and workloads to improve efficiency.
Role type
Principal Platform Power & Performance Engineer
Builds
Next-generation Azure compute platforms
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Server systems / Power engineering
Required skills
Server systems/platforms development, Computer architecture, Systems engineering, Platform performance analysis, Power/performance engineering, Controlled experiment design, System-level data interpretation, Cross-layer debugging, Workload characterization, Power modeling, Telemetry analysis, Thermal optimization, Capacity planning
Preferred skills
GPU and AI/ML workload characterization, Firmware or BMC-based platform controls, Rack-density optimization, DVFS strategies, PCIe power management
Technologies
AMD, Intel, Arm, NVIDIA, CPU, GPU, PCIe, BMC, Firmware, OS, Kernel, Drivers, Accelerators
Responsibilities
Develop and evaluate dynamic power/performance-management strategies, Build telemetry and analysis methodologies, Diagnose complex cross-layer performance and power issues, Provide technical leadership across platform programs, Define methodology and strategy for ambiguous problems
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
