As a Principal Silicon Performance Architect on our new AI acceleration initiative, you will join an agile engineering team focused on enhancing AI performance from micro-architecture exploration to end-to-end workload validation. Your primary responsibilities include extending simulation infrastructure for modeling AI inference workloads, conducting comprehensive performance analysis across various dimensions, and driving design-space exploration with data-driven recommendations. You will collaborate closely with chip, system, and software architects to influence architectural decisions through rigorous experimentation and clear communication of insights. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in C/C++, Python, and a deep understanding of AI inference acceleration features, as well as expertise in performance engineering, simulation modeling, and the AI inference software stack. This role requires hands-on technical skills and the ability to work at the intersection of silicon, systems, and software to deliver significant improvements in efficiency and performance.
Extend simulation infrastructure to model new micro-architecture innovations for AI inference.
Analyze current and future AI workloads for latency, throughput, and efficiency.
Drive design-space exploration using AI-assisted workflows and large-scale experiments.
Provide clear performance insights and data-driven recommendations for architecture decisions.
Collaborate with chip, system, and software architects to evaluate architectural variations.
What we're looking for
8+ years of technical engineering experience in coding with C/C++ and Python.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field; advanced degree preferred.
Experience in chip architecture analysis at the logical level including memory and I/O controllers.
Proficiency in performance engineering, profiling, bottleneck analysis, and micro-architecture trade-off evaluation.
Expertise in using simulation to evaluate hardware/software trade-offs across teams.
Knowledge of AI inference software stack including compilers, runtimes, and model serving systems.
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$163,000–$296,400
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