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The Lead CPU Performance Analysis Engineer joins the SoC Architecture team to drive CPU performance analysis, tuning, and workload characterization. The role involves collecting performance data for various benchmarks, profiling workload execution to identify software and hardware improvements, and developing tools to collect representative traces for CPU performance simulators. Key responsibilities include creating micro-benchmarks to analyze competitor CPU and SoC characteristics and building competitive performance prediction models. Candidates must possess a strong grasp of computer architecture and OS fundamentals, with proficiency in C, C++, x86, and ARM compatible assembly. Required skills include scripting in Bash, Perl, and Python. The work focuses on characterizing industry standard benchmarks like CPU2017 and GeekBench while addressing technical challenges in power systems, shared resource management, and thermal management.
CPU Performance Architecture
Micro-architecture Design
C++
C
Python
Perl
Performance Modeling
RTL
CPU Performance Simulator
Performance Analysis
OS Internals
Compiler Technology
Performance Benchmarks
CPU Performance Architecture
Micro-architecture Design
C++
C
Python
Perl
Performance Modeling
RTL
OS Internals
Compiler Technology
Performance Analysis
CPU Performance Architecture
Micro-architecture Design
C++
C
Python
Perl
RTL
Performance Modeling
Performance Analysis
OS Internals
Compiler Technology
CPU Performance Architecture
Micro-architecture Design
C++
C
Python
Perl
Performance Modeling
RTL
CPU Performance Simulator
OS Internals
Compiler Technology
Performance Analysis
CPU Performance Architecture
Micro-architecture Design
C++
C
Python
Perl
Performance Modeling
RTL
Performance Analysis
OS Internals
Compiler Technology