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Datacenter & Agentic AI Workload Performance Analysis Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United StatesRemoteFull-time$100k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Analyze datacenter and agentic AI workloads to characterize behavior and uncover opportunities for better CPU performance, efficiency, and scalability on RISC-V platforms.

Role type

Workload Performance Analysis Engineer

Builds

Next-generation RISC-V CPUs for cloud, enterprise, and emerging AI workloads

Domain

Semiconductor / Computer Architecture / AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

CPU performance analysis, workload characterization, computer architecture, CPU microarchitecture, profiling and simulation data analysis, C/C++, Python, Bash/Shell, assembly programming, systems software knowledge

Preferred skills

RISC-V expertise, RTL design collaboration, compiler technology knowledge, cloud infrastructure understanding

Technologies

Linux perf, strace, QEMU, CPU microarchitecture simulators

Responsibilities

Bring real-world applications onto RISC-V platforms and characterize their behavior, correlate simulation results with hardware behavior, reduce large production workloads for performance modeling, collaborate with CPU architects and software engineers to translate insights into architectural improvements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC