Solid grasp of memory and platform architecture, with the ability to reason about data movement, locality, bandwidth and latency trade‑offs, and system‑level placement effects in complex environments.
Familiarity with ARM‑based platforms, including exposure to contemporary ARM architectures and an appreciation of how architectural extensions affect performance characteristics.
Working knowledge of Linux internals, particularly how operating system behavior influences CPU utilization, memory performance, and I/O efficiency.
Exposure to virtualization technologies, with an understanding of how virtualized environments can impact performance measurement and tuning.
Experience with performance benchmarking and analysis, including designing meaningful experiments, ensuring result consistency, identifying trends over time, and applying sound analytical judgment to interpret data.
Key Responsibilities
Benchmarking & Characterization
Execute and analyze SPEC CPU, SPECrate, SPECjbb, and representative cloud or microservice workloads
Characterize CPU, cache, memory, NUMA, and I/O behavior on ARMv9 server platforms
Understand what each benchmark measures and how system configuration impacts results
Experience with ARMv9 platforms, UEFI/BIOS, PCIe/CXL, NUMA.
Proficient with perf, VTune, ARM Streamline,TMA.
Linux performance tuning and statistical analysis experience
Performance Analysis & Root Cause Debugging
Identify CPU‑bound, memory‑bound, and system‑level bottlenecks
Use PMU counters, profiling tools, and system traces to debug regressions
Analyze CPI trends, cache misses, memory access patterns, and scheduler effects
Form data‑driven hypotheses and validate them through controlled experiments
Collaborate cross‑functionally to drive fixes and verify improvements
Regression Tracking & Monitoring
Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for server workloads
Automate performance regression detection in CI/CD environments
Track performance changes across software, firmware (UEFI/BIOS), and hardware updates
Optimization
Tune Linux kernel parameters, system configuration, and benchmark settings
Evaluate compiler flags and toolchains for performance impact
Optimize code paths where applicable using ARMv9 features and SVE/SVE2
Customer & Ecosystem Validation
Validate performance for hyperscalers, Kubernetes, and enterprise workloads
Support OEM/ODM benchmarking, customer evaluations, and field issues
Help explain performance behavior using clear, data‑backed analysis
Automation & Infrastructure
Develop and maintain automated benchmarking frameworks
Build scalable testbeds for repeatable performance testing
Contribute to data collection, visualization, and reporting pipelines
Desired Attributes
Strong analytical and data‑driven problem‑solving mindset
Ability to explain performance trends clearly using metrics
Practical, structured approach to debugging complex system issues
Curiosity and willingness to dig across system layers
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Passion for performance engineering and system optimization
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- OR
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- OR
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
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