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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.
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As a Staff SoC Performance Architect – Next-Generation Server Platforms, you will join a team focused on pushing performance boundaries in modern server systems through architectural expertise and silicon-level analysis. You will evaluate real-world workloads on production silicon, specifically targeting AI at scale and HPC applications. Your daily responsibilities include defining performance metrics, designing targeted microbenchmarks to isolate architectural behaviors, identifying bottlenecks, and translating findings into actionable improvements for system scalability. To succeed, you must possess expertise in benchmarking methodologies and experience with CPU/accelerator architectures, cache and memory subsystems, or high-performance IO technologies like PCIe, CXL, InfiniBand, and RoCE. You will utilize a technical toolkit including SystemC, TLM, C++, and Python to navigate complex codebases while providing leadership across hardware and software teams to ensure best-in-class performance for future platforms.
Analyze real-world workloads on production silicon with a focus on AI at scale and HPC applications.
Define performance metrics, representative use cases, and benchmarking strategies for future platforms.
Design and implement targeted microbenchmarks to isolate and study specific architectural behaviors.
Identify performance bottlenecks through detailed analysis and recommend actionable optimizations.
Translate insights from workload and silicon studies into architectural improvements for performance and scalability.
Provide technical leadership as a performance expert across multiple hardware and software teams.
Drive end-to-end understanding from architecture to workload to silicon validation to ensure optimal system performance.
What we're looking for
Master's or PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
6+ years of experience in system or hardware architecture including CPU/accelerator architectures, cache and memory subsystems, PCIe, networking, or storage.
Strong background in high-performance IO/networking or performance optimization for HPC or cloud-scale systems.
Proven expertise in benchmarking methodologies and the development of custom microbenchmarks.
Solid experience with performance analysis tools, profiling, and simulation environments.
Proficiency in SystemC, TLM, C++, and Python.
Ability to navigate and contribute effectively within large, complex codebases.
Experience with silicon bring-up or post-silicon performance analysis (preferred); familiarity with performance simulators or architectural modeling tools (preferred).
Remote (Santa Clara, CA)+315 days ago
$209,300–$313,900
SoC Architecture
CPU Microarchitecture
Performance Modeling
Linux
Firmware
Memory Management
PMU
Data Analysis
Scripting
System Configuration
I/O Subsystems