Senior System Performance Engineer
Core
Drive end-to-end performance characterization and optimization of Ethernet processing solutions across hardware, firmware, software, and system-level architectures.
Role type
Senior System Performance Engineer (Ethernet Hardware & Software)
Builds
High-performance Ethernet solutions for data center and edge networking applications
Domain
Networking (Ethernet), Hardware/Firmware/Software Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Ethernet networking, packet processing, performance benchmarking, root-cause analysis, throughput analysis, latency/jitter analysis, buffer utilization analysis, CPU/memory efficiency analysis, packet processing pipeline analysis, hardware evaluation (MAC/PHY/switch/NIC), bus utilization analysis, DMA performance analysis, memory bandwidth analysis, cache efficiency analysis, hardware acceleration engine analysis, pre-silicon/post-silicon platform characterization
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Ethernet MAC, PHY, switch, NIC, DMA, hardware acceleration engines
Responsibilities
Define and execute performance validation strategies for Ethernet hardware and software subsystems; Characterize system performance including throughput, packet processing rate (PPS), latency, jitter, buffer utilization, and CPU/memory efficiency; Analyze packet processing pipelines and identify performance bottlenecks in hardware, drivers, and software stacks; Develop methodologies to optimize Ethernet datapath performance across varying traffic patterns and workloads; Evaluate performance of Ethernet MAC, PHY, switch, NIC, and packet processing hardware; Analyze bus utilization, DMA performance, memory bandwidth, cache efficiency, and hardware acceleration engines; Perform performance characterization of pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
