Senior Performance Verification Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Performance Verification Engineer to join our CPU Performance verification Team. You will be responsible for performance correlation, analyzing workloads and benchmarks for performance bottlenecks, developing microbenchmarks, and creating the necessary verification infrastructure for performance analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Technical leadership role to define, plan, implement, and execute performance verification strategy of sophisticated CPU designs
• Delve into lowest level details of CPU unit design specification, implementation, and its performance impact
• Interactions with architect and design engineers to define detailed scope of micro-architectural features
• Draft detailed performance test plans and define/create scalable micros to validate features
• Analysis and correlation of CPU benchmarks and workloads
• Build infrastructure and tooling needed for efficient performance correlation debug
• Lead and provide detailed technical guidance to junior engineers
• Work on multiple tasks and projects

Requirements:

• BS or MS in EE/ECE or equivalent experience; PhD is a plus
• 5+ years of experience in CPU performance modeling, performance correlation, performance analysis, or relevant experiences
• Strong understanding of CPU microarchitecture and designs
• Experience with workload analysis and characterization
• Strong coding skills in scripting languages like Perl, Python, or C++
• Good communication skills and ability to work as a team player

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading performance validation of major blocks of CPU pipeline
• Background with ARM A64, X86 Architectures

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.