Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field preferred

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Software Performance Engineer focused on optimizing AMD platform performance across workloads and benchmarks through deep analysis, parallel algorithms, and close collaboration with CPU architects.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze application and benchmark behavior to uncover performance strengths, gaps, and bottlenecks on AMD platforms
Design and implement optimizations, workarounds, and tuning strategies
Partner with architecture teams to influence future CPU designs
Collaborate with software vendors and contribute improvements to the open-source ecosystem
Drive a data-focused methodology to prioritize and measure performance impact

Technical Overview

Hands-on performance tuning of processor-related workloads; proficiency in C/C++, profiling tools, SIMD/vectorization, and cross-OS environments; collaboration with open-source communities.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software performance engineer with strong C/C++ expertise, CPU profiling, and knowledge of SIMD and microarchitecture, able to optimize across Linux/Windows environments.

Must-Have Skills

Strong programming in C/C++Experience with CPU profiling and performance analysis toolsUnderstanding of SIMD/vector instruction setsKnowledge of modern concurrency and threading modelsAbility to collaborate effectively with external partners

Nice-to-Have Skills

Development of highly parallel algorithmsPower and performance tuning techniquesCompiler optimizations and toolchainsExperience with Windows and Linux environments

Tools & Platforms

GitLinuxWindowsOpen source contributionsPerf analysis tools

Required Skills

C/C++; CPU profiling; performance analysis; SIMD; concurrency; x86/x64 assembly; Linux; Windows

Hard Skills

C/C++CPU profilingperformance analysis toolsSIMD / vector instruction setsconcurrencyCPU microarchitecture conceptsversion controlLinuxWindowsx86/x64 assembly

Soft Skills

CuriosityProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Semiconductors

Job Function Develop and optimize software performance on AMD platforms

Role Subtype Software Engineer

Tech Domains C/C++, Linux, Windows, x86/x64 assembly

Keywords for Your Resume

Software Performance EngineerPythonC/C++CPU profilingSIMDx86/x64assemblyLinuxWindowsGPU? not mentionedAMDopen sourceperformance analysiscompiler optimizationsCI/CDparallel algorithmscloudc/c++cpu profilingsimdconcurrencyx86/x64 assemblylinuxwindows

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