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As a Senior SoC Performance Architect, you will lead server CPU workload analysis, performance modeling, and optimization across both hardware and software stacks. You will be responsible for identifying bottlenecks in the compute stack, including CPU cores, caches, memory hierarchy, on-chip fabric, and I/O subsystems. Your daily work involves enabling and characterizing complex server workloads on pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms to develop analytical models and conduct sensitivity studies on parameters like frequency, cache size, and compiler options. You will utilize profiling tools to collect PMU data and perform microarchitectural stall analysis. The role requires expertise in SoC architecture, operating systems, compilers, and Linux-based environments. You will provide data-driven recommendations to improve performance for server-class products across cloud, enterprise, database, and AI infrastructure domains while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve performance gaps.
C++
Python
System on Chip (SOC)
Intellectual Property (IP)
RTL
Computer Architecture
Performance Modeling
AI
Memory Subsystems
Interconnect
Quality of Service (QoS)
Microarchitecture
SoC Architecture
Micro-architecture
Network-on-Chip
ARM
RISC-V
C++
Python
Linux
RTOS
Front-end Design
Verification
Power Management
Memory Systems
PCIe
USB
Ethernet
Machine Learning
Simulation
Modeling
unit-testing