CareerPlan

SoC Performance Architect (Server CPU) - PhD New Grads Welcome!

Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-24 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead server CPU workload analysis, performance modeling, competitive projection, and optimization across hardware and software stacks.

Role type

Senior IC SoC Performance Architect (Server CPU)

Builds

End-to-end system performance for complex server workloads

Domain

Semiconductor / Server CPU Architecture

Required skills

CPU microarchitecture, SoC architecture, OS and compiler behavior, performance profiling tools, Linux server workloads, scripting and data analysis

Preferred skills

Pre-silicon performance modeling, PMU-based top-down analysis

Technologies

PMU, Linux, profiling tools

Responsibilities

Define performance methodologies and KPI frameworks; Conduct hardware/software sensitivity studies; Perform bottleneck analysis across CPU cores, cache, memory, and I/O; Use profiling tools to capture hotspots and microarchitectural stall data; Build analytical and empirical models for workload behavior; Develop performance projections for internal and external products; Identify and prioritize optimization opportunities; Communicate findings to technical and executive stakeholders

Seniority

Early Career / PhD New Grads Welcome