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Anthropic

Performance Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Running machine learning (ML) algorithms at our scale often requires solving novel systems problems. As a Performance Engineer, you'll be responsible for identifying these problems, and then ...

SOLV Energy

Performance Engineer II

San Diego, CA · On-site +1

The Performance Engineer II - O&M is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational ... Calculate and analyze energy losses and system performance impacts using internal tools and ad-hoc ...

Mercor

Performance Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

$90 - $120/hr

Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization , compiler engineering , and runtime performance . * Design challenging tasks across multiple ...

Hermeus

Performance Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

In your role as a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing, modeling, and ... Develop, validate, and maintain propulsion system performance models to support aircraft ...

Hermeus

Performance Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$91.80K - $187.45K/yr

In your role as a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing, modeling, and ... Develop, validate, and maintain propulsion system performance models to support aircraft ...

Hermeus

Performance Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$91.80K - $187.45K/yr

In your role as a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing, modeling, and ... Develop, validate, and maintain propulsion system performance models to support aircraft ...

Meta

AI/HPC System Performance Engineer

Menlo Park, CA

$154K/yr

As an AI/HPC System Performance Engineer on the Network Infrastructure Engineering team, you will ... Experience designing and implementing performance monitoring systems, including instrumentation ...

Graphcore

AI Performance Engineer

Milpitas, CA · On-site

Graphcore is one of the world's leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute, developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure for AI breakthroughs. The AI Performance Engineer role ...

RadixArk

Performance Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

They are seeking a Performance Engineer to enhance the performance of their AI systems across various environments, ensuring optimal usability, affordability, and reliability in production.

Meta

AI/HPC System Performance Engineer

Menlo Park, CA · On-site

$154K - $217K/yr

... HPC systems deliver maximum throughput and efficiency for frontier model development ... engineers on HPC performance methodologies, debugging techniques, and instrumentation best ...

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As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for systems performance engineer in California is $125,549.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $96,700.00 and $154,900.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive as a Systems Performance Engineer, you need strong analytical abilities, expertise in systems architecture, and a degree in computer science or a related field. Familiarity with performance monitoring tools (like New Relic, Dynatrace, or Splunk), scripting languages, and experience with operating systems and cloud platforms is typically required. Exceptional problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication help you collaborate across technical teams and resolve complex issues quickly. These skills ensure the optimal performance, reliability, and scalability of critical IT systems, which are vital for business continuity and user satisfaction.

What are some common challenges faced by Systems Performance Engineers in large-scale production environments?

Systems Performance Engineers often encounter challenges such as identifying bottlenecks in complex, distributed systems and dealing with unpredictable performance issues under varying workloads. They must balance optimizing system resources while ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining service reliability. Collaboration with development, operations, and QA teams is crucial to implement performance improvements and proactively address potential scalability concerns. Staying current with new technologies and monitoring tools also helps in effectively troubleshooting and tuning performance.

What are Systems Performance Engineers?

Systems Performance Engineers are professionals who analyze, monitor, and optimize the performance of computer systems and applications. They identify bottlenecks, run performance tests, and recommend improvements to ensure systems operate efficiently under varying workloads. Their role often involves collaborating with developers and IT teams to resolve issues, improve response times, and ensure scalability. These engineers use specialized tools to collect and interpret performance data, helping organizations maintain reliable and high-performing technology environments.
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Infographic showing various Systems Performance Engineer job openings in California as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 96% Full Time, 1% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $125,549 per year, or $60.4 per hour.
SoC Systems Performance Engineer, Senior Staff

SoC Systems Performance Engineer, Senior Staff

Qualcomm

San Diego, CA • On-site

$179K - $268.40K/yr

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > PPT Systems Engineering
General Summary:
Qualcomm's Chip Architecture multi-site team of systems engineers, hardware and software architects are driving analysis and defining next-generation architectures for our system-on-chip (SoC) products for mobile, automotive, Compute and other product categories.
We have an exciting and dynamic technical position available with a focus on SoC performance analysis. The successful candidate will engage collaboratively across the company to work with architects and engineers in core HW design & verification, SW, marketing, and product planning teams, to:
  • Engineer market-leading SoC products with best-in-class performance
  • Lead and conduct performance and systems studies
  • Conduct or contribute to analysis to define our SOC architecture plans simultaneously taking into account performance, power and thermal
  • Collaborate with HW and SW teams to define best-in-class multimedia, modem, compute and memory technologies
  • Define complex use cases including new workloads (Gaming, AI) and infer systems requirements
  • Deploy simulators, profilers, or hardware to understand performance bottlenecks and provide quantitative justification for architectural changes or tuning
  • Directly apply computer architecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, virtual memory, etc.
  • Effectively communicate and experimental results with technical leads and peers
  • Creatively overcome obstacles to obtain the answers to architectural questions
  • Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems

Position Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5+ years System Engineering or related work experience

Preferred Qualifications:
  • MS or PHD degree
  • 7+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Industry experience required in one or more of the following areas:
    • Computer Architecture concepts, such as CPU, GPU, DSP, interconnects, shared memory, etc.
    • System or chipset development for SoC products, preferably in the mobile market
    • OS principles and HW/SW interaction
    • SoC bus, interconnect, memory technologies, memory controllers, scheduling, MMUs
    • Hands-on experience in using and modifying simulators and performance/power models, especially full-system models
    • SystemC and event driven simulators
    • Using code and/or system profiling tools
    • C/C++ programming
    • VLSI design and verification
    • Pragmatic scripting & automation skills
    • Familiarity with ARM, Linux
    • Familiarity with multimedia or communication technologies including audio codec, video codec, camera, WLAN, LTE and 5G

Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$179,000.00 - $268,400.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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Qualcomm is enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected. You interact with products and technologies made possible by Qualcomm every day, including 5G-enabled smartphones that double as pro-level cameras and gaming devices, smarter vehicles and cities, and the technology behind the smart, connected factories that manufactured your latest purchase. Our powerful connectivity solutions keep you connected—even in remote areas. Qualcomm 5G and AI innovations are the power behind the connected intelligent edge. You’ll find our technologies behind and inside the innovations that deliver significant value across multiple industries and to billions of people every day.

Industry

Technology, communication and media

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Diego, CA, US

Year founded

1985

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