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Server Performance Analysis Engineer

The Role

AMD is looking for an outstanding technical leader to help analyze and optimize performance of EPYC based servers for cloud, enterprise and HPC and Machine Learning workloads.

The Person

Successful candidates in this role have broad interests in Computer Systems performance, with strong expertise in Computer Architecture, keen attention to detail, excellent collaboration and communication skills (written and spoken), ability to work independently and come up with creative solutions to challenging engineering problems.

Key Responsibilities

Characterize the properties of Cloud, Enterprise, HPC/ML/AI workloads
Analyze performance profiling data, traces and simulation data to quantify and isolate performance bottlenecks on current generation hardware.
Capture traces, run simulations of future designs and highlight key performance sensitivities and bottlenecks to microarchitecture development teams
Work with relevant software teams to drive optimizations based on performance analysis into key server software components (linux, compiler, Java, KVM, etc).
Perform competitive analysis across AMD and other hardware platforms.

Preferred Skills And Experience

Strong foundation in any two of CPU core, memory, storage and I/O subsystems
Power user of performance profiling and hardware performance counter tools
Familiarity with complex cloud or enterprise software such as database, data analytics, machine learning, and relevant benchmarks such as SPECCPU, SPECjbb15, etc.
Familiarity with operating systems concepts (e.g. scheduling, memory management, paging, interrupt handling, etc
Good programming skills in any language (C/C++)
Data analysis skills (Excel or Python)

Required Experience

B.Tech + 4 years in Performance Engineering, or M.Tech + 2 years, or PhD + 0 years, in Computer Science/Engineering or related field of study

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's Responsible AI Policy is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.