System Performance Engineer, Senior Staff
Core
Research, design, develop, simulate, and validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, and algorithms to optimize power, performance, and thermal behavior of Qualcomm Snapdragon Chipsets.
Role type
Senior Staff System Performance Engineer (SoC)
Builds
Snapdragon Chipsets for Mobile, Compute, Automotive, IoT, Server, and Data Center AI
Domain
Semiconductor / SoC Architecture / Power & Performance Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SoC power and performance analysis, concurrent system profiling, root-cause analysis, technical leadership, automation development, ARM architecture (v8/v9), memory hierarchy, system interconnects, SW power management stacks, scripting (Python/C++)
Preferred skills
Master's in Computer Engineering, 10+ years post-silicon SoC experience, 3+ years interacting with senior leadership, AI/LLM workload knowledge, GPU APIs (Vulkan/OpenGL/DX12/CUDA), industry benchmarks
Technologies
Android, Linux, Windows, Python, C/C++, ARM, SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU, Vulkan, OpenGL, DX12, CUDA
Responsibilities
Enable and analyze complex concurrent system use-cases in emulation and software environments; Define and document performance and power analysis plans; Identify areas of performance optimization in the SoC; Direct triage of complex performance issues; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement optimal solutions; Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers; Prepare reports and recommendations for product teams and executives; Develop automation for team efficiency
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
