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Graphics (GPU) Performance Modeling Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Perform advanced GPU performance modeling and exploration for next-generation GPU architectures; solve difficult technical challenges and collaborate with cross-disciplinary chip design teams.
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CPU Performance Modeling Engineer (RISC-V)
Cupertino or Austin
$142k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
0+ YOEBachelor's/MS/PhD in EE/CE/CS or related field with relevant hardware/software engineering experience; strong CPU microarchitecture knowledge; proficiency in C/C++ and scripting (Perl/Python); performance modeling experience.
C, C++, Perl, Python, RISC-V, RTL
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Performance Modeling Architect – AI Systems
Durham or Santa Clara or Boston or Austin
$200k-$500k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Velaura AI
Velaura AI: Developing ultra-low-power silicon and IP for AI accelerators.
Experienced in computer/system architecture and performance modeling; building simulation or analytical models; strong programming skills (Python, C++); knowledge of CPUs/GPUs/accelerators; ability to analyze system bottlenecks.
Python, C++
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Sr. Performance Modeling Architect
Santa Clara or Austin
$100k-$500k/yr HybridFull Time
Tenstorrent
Tenstorrent: Designs and manufactures AI processors and RISC-V CPU solutions.
1+ YOEPhD preferred (MS considered) in a related field; 1+ years industry or research experience in CPU/core or microarchitecture; experience with Gem5, SST, SimpleScalar; programming in C++ and Python; strong processor subsystem knowledge.
Gem5, SST, SimpleScalar, C++, Python, RISC-V
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Senior Performance Modeling Architect, CPU Fabric and LLC
Santa Clara, California, United States
$152k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOEDesign and maintain cycle-accurate performance models for CPU caches and interconnects; analyze bottlenecks; model coherency protocols; run benchmarks; collaborate with teams.
C++, SystemC, Python
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Datacenter Compute SoC Performance Modeling Architect
San Jose or San Diego or Portland or Austin
$211k-$356k/yr OnsiteFull Time
MediaTek
MediaTekTaiwan Stock Exchange: 2454: Designs and develops system-on-chip solutions for electronic devices.
5+ YOE5+ years in CPU/SoC performance modeling, expert C++ and scripting, experience with datacenter workloads, strong computer-architecture knowledge and communication skills.
C++, SystemC, Python, Perl, gem5, Sniper, PCIe, CXL, DDR, LPDDR5, LPDDR6, HBM, AMBA CHI, AXI
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Senior Performance Modeling Architect, CPU Fabric and LLC
Santa Clara, California, United States
$152k-$288k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOEMaster's or PhD in CE/EE/CS (or equivalent) with 5+ years experience; deep knowledge of CPU microarchitecture, cache coherency, NoC topologies; experience with C++/SystemC and Python; benchmarking and performance analysis experience.
C++, SystemC, Python, SPEC, MLPerf
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Senior Engineer, Performance Architecture
San Jose, California, United States
$138k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Samsung Semiconductor
Samsung SemiconductorKorea Exchange: 005930: Designs and manufactures memory chips, processors, and sensors.
5+ YOEBS with 5+ years, MS with 3+ years, or PhD with relevant experience in computer, electrical engineering, or computer science; strong computer architecture and high-performance modeling background.
AI/ML, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Product Performance Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$120k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hark
Hark: Independent AI focused on multimodal intelligent systems
5+ YOE5+ years analyzing workload behavior and modeling system performance; BS in CS/EE; profiling/benchmarking/tracing tools; Python and systems language experience; translate analytics into architectural recommendations.
Python, C++, Rust, Profiling Tools, Benchmarking Tools, Tracing Tools
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Staff Performance Engineer, Data Protection & Security Platform Engineering
Santa Clara, California, United States
$203k-$226k/yr HybridFull Time
Cohesity
Cohesity: AI-powered data security and management software provider.
10+ YOE10+ years experience, BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent), expertise in performance analysis and modeling, strong OS/hardware knowledge, and scripting skills in GoLang and Python.
GoLang, Python
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Lead SoC Performance & Power Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$204k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TylSemi
TylSemi: Building chiplet-native infrastructure for high-performance AI systems.
6+ YOEBS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field and 6+ years in computer architecture, performance modeling, or microarchitecture configuration. Requires ESL tools, protocol, Python, and SystemC experience.
Platform Architect, Virtualizer, PCIe, UCIe, Ethernet, NoC, AMBA, AXI, CHI, Python, SystemC, PowerPoint
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Fellow Software Engineer — AI Performance & Reliability
San Jose or Bellevue
$235k-$402k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
PhD or equivalent in AI/ML/CS, strong software engineering, experience profiling and optimizing ML models and AI workloads, proficiency in Python/C++, ML frameworks, customer-facing troubleshooting and performance analysis.
Python, C++, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, ROCm, HIP, CUDA, Triton, XLA, MLIR, NCCL
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Staff Engineer, GPU Graphic Core Performance Verification
San Jose, California, United States
$168k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Samsung Electronics
Samsung ElectronicsKorea Exchange: 005930: Develops and manufactures consumer electronics, semiconductors, and mobile devices.
6+ YOE6+ years (BSc) or equivalent advanced degree experience in GPU performance verification, strong GPU architecture knowledge, C++/Python proficiency, experience with performance tests/profiling/automation, and ability to analyze/correlate performance across models, emulation, and silicon.
C++, Python, Linux, OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenCL, SystemC, Sparta, RTL, emulation
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Inference Systems Performance Architect
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$325k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SambaNova Systems
SambaNova Systems: Develops custom AI hardware and software for enterprise computing.
12+ YOERequires 12+ years in performance engineering, distributed-systems analysis, workload generation, simulation, modeling, technical leadership, cross-functional influence, mentoring, and delivering complex ambiguous projects.
LLM, GPU, RDU, Headspace, Gympass+, One Medical, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Applied AI Engineer, Kernel Performance
San Jose, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Etched
Etched: Designs specialized AI chips optimized for transformer architectures.
Experience building systems that convert model architectures into optimized kernels; strong Python and low-level coding skills; kernel and accelerator performance knowledge; experience with LLM-based agents and experiment-driven evaluation.
Python, LLM
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Quality & Reliability Systems Engineer - (E3)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$111k-$152k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Manufacturers of equipment for semiconductor and display production.
Entry-level quality and reliability engineer to develop standards and test plans, perform FMECA and failure analysis, reliability modeling, and document testing. Travel ~20% and relocation eligible.
FMECA, CRAMS, PQP, ERAMS
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Machine Learning Engineer - AI Compiler Optimization
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Proficient with AI compiler frameworks and GPU/NPU compilation optimization; experience with model import/conversion for PyTorch/TensorFlow and performance tuning for recommendation models.
Triton, MLIR, TVM, PyTorch, TensorFlow
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Sr. Engineer, Optical Link Design
San Jose, California, United States
$170k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs: Develops optical interconnect technology for high-speed data movement.
Bachelor's in optics/photonics, physics, electrical engineering or related; experience in photonics or high-speed link design; strong Python skills with Pandas/NumPy/SciPy; ability to model and analyze link performance and communicate technical concepts.
Python, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Verilog-A
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ML Engineer - Inference & Model Deployment
Cupertino, California, United States
$250k-$310k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hiring.Cafe
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Experience deploying and optimizing deep learning models in production, multi-GPU inference, profiling/benchmarking model performance, inference optimization techniques, and cloud/distributed systems familiarity.
vLLM, TensorRT, SGLang, GPU
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Nashville or Seattle or Santa Clara or Austin or United States
$126k-$264k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
6+ YOERequires 6–10+ years of experience developing and productionizing machine learning models, automating ML workflows, monitoring model performance, writing code, and integrating models into software systems.
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras
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