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The System Performance Engineer, Senior Staff joins the System Performance Team to optimize and validate performance for Snapdragon Chipsets across Mobile, Compute, Automotive, IOT, Server, and Data Center AI. This role involves researching, simulating, and validating systems-level software, hardware, architecture, and algorithms to meet product requirements. You will define performance and power analysis plans for CPU, GPU, and AI/ML workloads, identify SoC optimization areas, and lead the triage of complex performance issues. Key responsibilities include mentoring junior engineers, developing automation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement thermal and power solutions. Required skills include Python, C/C++, and experience with ARM v8/v9 specifications, Vulkan, OpenGL, DX12, or CUDA. You must understand memory hierarchies, system interconnects, and software power management stacks to solve complex concurrent system use-cases.
Python
C/C++
ARM
SoC
Power Management
Performance Analysis
Generative AI
SMMU
GIC
Coresight-PMU
Memory Hierarchy
System Interconnects
Automation
Scripting