Senior CPU Performance Architect

About the role

Do you want to help drive the development of CPU technology for architectures used for artificial intelligence (AI) / deep learning (DL), high-performance computing (HPC), cloud service providers (CSP), gaming, virtual reality, and autonomous vehicles? Come join the CPU performance architecture team and help us push performance boundaries for all our CPU products!

What You'll Be Doing

• Study workloads for a wide range of markets, including CSP, HPC, AI / DL, and autonomous vehicles.
• Develop infrastructure to visualize CPU performance bottlenecks on important workloads.
• Develop performance analysis tools.
• Analyze and debug performance scaling bottlenecks on multi-core and multi-socket CPU and CPU/GPU systems.
• Work with CPU architects to improve future CPU and system designs based on your findings.

What We Need To See

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with data visualization techniques and Python programming.
• Familiarity with compiler concepts.
• Understanding of modern web development technologies (JavaScript, D3, and Django) and modern software development methodologies (CI/CD).
• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with CPU workloads and performance analysis.
• Knowledge of CPU microarchitecture.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• PhD or research experience
• Experience with performance programming and software optimization
• Knowledge of GPU-accelerated workloads
• Experience with Kubernetes, enterprise security protocols, and SQLite

Pay

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD for Level 6. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 26, 2026.