Staff Performance Engineer

Arm Holdings

Hybrid Actively hiring
Austin, TX Posted 17 days ago $198,100–$268,000 / year
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TL;DR

Join our team of performance and software engineers as a senior performance engineer, where you will optimize server workloads and improve their behavior on various platforms by leveraging your expertise in computer architecture and micro-architecture. You’ll develop innovative tools for performance analysis, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to contribute to future server designs. This role requires strong programming skills in C, C++, and scripting languages, familiarity with industry benchmarks, and experience with Git and Linux environments. Knowledge of AI workloads, Python, NoSQL databases, and CI/CD pipelines is beneficial. You will tackle complex performance issues and drive technical improvements within a dynamic team focused on pushing the limits of Arm designs.

Skills

C C++ Python Git Linux NoSQL CI/CD

What you'll do

  • - Optimize server workloads and improve their performance on various platforms.
  • - Analyze telemetry data from benchmarking workloads on different server platforms.
  • - Develop innovative tools for performance analysis and regression testing.
  • - Root cause performance issues using knowledge of computer architecture.
  • - Mentor junior engineers to help them achieve team goals.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master’s preferred.
  • Strong programming skills in C, C++, and scripting languages.
  • Expertise in computer architecture and microarchitecture.
  • Experience with performance analysis and benchmarking tools.
  • Proficiency in data analysis and debugging server applications.
  • Collaborative work style across multiple engineering teams.
  • Fluent English communication skills.

Market check

Salary context

This $198,100–$268,000 range sits above 85% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$244,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Arm Holdings

Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 34 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,500–$249,600 across 34 roles with salary data.

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