SOC Performance Engineer
Core
Analyze and optimize the architectural performance of AMD's PC and Gaming processors by tracing workloads, modeling hardware platforms, and debugging SOC issues.
Role type
Senior IC computer architecture performance engineer
Builds
Optimized microprocessors (CPU, GPU, NPU) and performance evaluation tools
Domain
Semiconductor / High-performance computing
Required skills
Computer architecture, system simulation, performance modeling, microarchitecture knowledge (CPU/GPU/NPU/DRAM), C/C++ programming, workload characterization, post-silicon debugging, statistical modeling
Preferred skills
Experience with operating systems, hypervisors, compilers, drivers, mathematical modeling, prior industry/academic experience in SoC design
Technologies
C/C++, System simulation tools, Performance analysis frameworks
Responsibilities
Characterize workloads and project performance, run performance simulations to evaluate architectural features, debug SOC performance issues, develop and maintain data collection/analysis tools, analyze competition to identify improvement areas, execute post-silicon debug/tuning efforts, collaborate with architects and software teams to resolve performance issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
