Post-Silicon Performance Validation Engineer

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THE ROLE:

Join AMD's server team as a Post-Silicon Performance Validation Engineer to optimize the performance of our cutting-edge EPYC server line. Our innovative EPYC architecture revolutionizes both client and server platforms. As a key player in a rapidly growing team, you will develop new core competencies for AMD's server group, contributing to high-performance data processing and computing.

At AMD, we relentlessly pursue generation-to-generation performance leadership and enhancements. As part of our team, you'll work on industry-leading server CPU products, delivering competitive performance and premium quality. If you're seeking sophisticated and thrilling challenges in the data center and computing industry, we want to hear from you.

THE PERSON:

We're seeking a performance-driven professional with expertise in Linux operating systems and a proven track record of optimizing systems across diverse benchmarks. The ideal candidate must be an excellent communicator, passionate about learning, and a dedicated technical contributor to SoC Performance. You'll execute and analyze complex workloads, drive performance investigations, characterization, and debug, and influence future server SoC microarchitecture design.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive AMD platforms to achieve peak performance in compute, I/O, and power efficiency
• Analyze benchmarks and performance characteristics, identifying bottlenecks and opportunities for optimization
• Develop team understanding of performance-related tools, techniques, and analysis to measure and enhance performance
• Collaborate closely with the operating system team to discover new techniques for accelerating server-based applications
• Deep dive into CPU architecture to understand bottlenecks, diagnose bugs, and resolve issues
• Research trade-offs for server architecture, focusing on memory hierarchy, storage systems, scheduling, and I/O devices
• Propose changes to memory, storage systems, I/O systems, file systems, and operating system scheduling to reduce power requirements and boost performance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Multiple years of experience in system architecture, performance analysis, technical debug, and validation, with in-depth knowledge of memory technologies
• Comprehensive understanding of computer architecture/microarchitecture, software, and hardware pertaining to performance engineering
• Proficient in Linux performance analysis tools and methods
• Experienced in executing industry-standard benchmarks, performance test workloads, and automated tests for continuous integration
• Strong programming/scripting skills (e.g., C/C , Perl, Ruby, Python) or similar languages
• Familiarity with IO subsystem architecture, uArch, IO interconnects, and performance analysis and optimization

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• BS or MS in Computer Architecture, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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