What you do at AMD changes everything 

At AMD, we push the boundaries of what is possible.  We believe in changing the world for the better by driving innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies – building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the data center. 

Developing great technology takes more than talent: it takes amazing people who understand collaboration, respect, and who will go the “extra mile” to achieve unthinkable results.  It takes people who have the passion and desire to disrupt the status quo, push boundaries, deliver innovation, and change the world.   If you have this type of passion, we invite you to take a look at the opportunities available to come join our team.

CPU Performance Architect

The Role:

This role will join the Core Performance Architecture Modeling team to work on CPU microarchitecture performance simulator development, workload and performance analysis, model correlation, and feature definition. You will have opportunities to expand your technical and leadership skills.  If this sounds like a good match for you, come join our team!

The Person:

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate success on a product team innovating and redefining high-performance computing. He or she will be comfortable working in a cross-team environment and show creativity and self-motivation in their academic and post-academic career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Expand your experience with cycle-accurate core microarchitecture performance simulator development, workload and trace analysis, microarchitecture development, RTL vs performance model correlation, and so forth
• Collaborate with a dedicated team of hardware and software engineers to develop novel features to optimize the performance of CPU microarchitecture
• Lead teams of designers collaborating on broader features, supervise the work of junior engineers, and drive methodology improvements

Preferred Experience:

• C++ programming and scripting language capabilities
• Computer architecture background through coursework and/or work experience
• Cycle-accurate microarchitecture performance simulator development
• Pre-silicon performance analysis
• Computing software, including operating systems, compilers, and applications.
• Demonstrate thought leadership and perseverance with published papers or filed patents that contribute to the industry

Academic Credentials:

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.