Senior Performance Architect

Responsibilities

• Develop performance modeling methodologies by creating and owning System on Chip (SOC) / Intellectual Property (IP) cycle-accurate/approximate performance models and analysis tools in C++ and Python.
• Use workload information and work with Micro-architects and Register Transfer Level (RTL) team to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate across functions to propose architectural/microarchitectural changes and provide the required quantitative justification.
• Leverage AI tools and infrastructure for comprehensive performance modeling, including coding, performance tuning, and analysis.
• Verify the correlation of the SOC performance models to the RTL implementation.
• Work closely with the product architecture System On Chip (SOC) architecture teams, IP architecture, to ensure our SOC and IPs enable performant, efficient, and industry-leading systems.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
• Equivalent experience

Other Qualifications

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• 3+ years of experience developing SOC or IP performance models and benchmarks from conception to microarchitecture specification.
• Significant understanding of input/output (I/O), memory subsystems, coherency flows, interconnect, Quality of Service (QoS) traffic.
• Knowledge of performance monitors and post-silicon SOC and performance tuning is a plus.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to contribute to diverse and inclusive teams.

Additional Information

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay