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SOC Performance Engineer

Austin, TX • On-site

Advanced Micro Devices
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 5 - 10K employees
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Posted 28 days ago

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8.6

Company rating: 8.6 out of 10

Based on 13 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

28th of 162 rated electronics manufacturers

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we're looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don't shy away from humanity's challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you're designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

The successful candidate will work in AMD's Client and Graphics SOC Performance Team in Austin, Texas. The team's mandate is to analyze and optimize the architectural performance of AMD's PC and Gaming processors. This role will involve analyzing and tracing key CPU, Graphics and AI workloads, performance modeling of internal and competitive hardware platforms, debugging SOC performance issues and the development of performance evaluation tools and methodologies.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for leading edge SoC architecture, design and verification. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and enjoys collaborating with architects & engineers located in different sites and time-zones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:
  • Work with IP and SOC architects to develop and optimize leading edge processors
  • Characterize workloads, project performance and debug performance issues
  • Run performance simulations and analyze results to evaluate architectural features
  • Analyze the competition and identify areas for future improvement
  • Enhance existing application tracing techniques
  • Develop and maintain tools for data collection and analysis
  • Execute post-silicon debug/tuning efforts to ensure AMD processors are fully performance optimized
  • Job responsibilities also include multi-discipline interactions with microprocessor architects, ISA definition owners, software optimizers, compiler team, logic designers, and verification engineers to identify, resolve and document architectural performance issues
REFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Prior industry/academic experience
  • Experience with computer architecture, system simulation, and performance evaluation
  • Experience analyzing system bottlenecks and optimizing computing systems for performance
  • Strong experience with computing software, including operating systems, hypervisors, compilers, drivers, and workloads
  • Adept at mathematical and statistical modeling
  • Detailed microarchitecture knowledge of a CPU, GPU, NPU, Video Processors, and/or DRAM controllers
  • Proficient in C/C++ programming and software engineering concepts
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelors, Master's or PhD degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with emphasis on computer architecture preferred
Location:
  • Austin, TX

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Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's 'Responsible AI Policy' is available here.

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