SOC Performance Engineer

Amd

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$144,800–$217,200 / yr
Posted
76 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Aug 11, 2027

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Below market

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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$235,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $181k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

Amd currently has 496 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · SOC Performance Engineer

The SOC Performance Engineer joins the Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team to analyze and optimize the architectural performance of PC and Gaming processors. The role involves characterizing workloads, projecting performance, and debugging issues while developing performance evaluation tools and methodologies. Key responsibilities include running performance simulations, enhancing application tracing techniques, and executing post-silicon debug and tuning efforts. The engineer will collaborate with architects, software optimizers, and logic designers to identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks. Required skills include proficiency in C/C++ programming, mathematical and statistical modeling, and experience with operating systems, hypervisors, compilers, and drivers. The position requires detailed microarchitecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, or DRAM controllers to solve complex performance problems within the high-performance computing and graphics processor domains.

What you'll do

  • Develop and optimize leading-edge processors in collaboration with IP and SOC architects.
  • Characterize workloads, project performance, and debug various performance issues.
  • Run performance simulations and analyze results to evaluate architectural features.
  • Analyze competitive hardware to identify areas for future performance improvements.
  • Enhance existing application tracing techniques and develop data collection tools.
  • Execute post-silicon debug and tuning efforts to ensure full processor optimization.
  • Identify and resolve architectural performance issues through multi-discipline interactions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelors, Master’s or PhD degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with emphasis on computer architecture (preferred).
  • Prior industry or academic experience (preferred).
  • Experience with computer architecture, system simulation, and performance evaluation (preferred).
  • Experience analyzing system bottlenecks and optimizing computing systems for performance (preferred).
  • Strong experience with computing software, including operating systems, hypervisors, compilers, drivers, and workloads (preferred).
  • Adept at mathematical and statistical modeling (preferred).
  • Detailed microarchitecture knowledge of a CPU, GPU, NPU, Video Processors, and/or DRAM controllers (preferred).
  • Proficient in C/C++ programming and software engineering concepts (preferred).

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