Senior Performance Architect

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission.

• Develop performance modeling methodologies by creating and owning System on Chip (SOC) / Intellectual Property (IP) cycle-accurate/approximate performance models and analysis tools in C++ and Python.
• Use workload information and working with Micro-architects and Register Transfer Level (RTL) team to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate across functionally to propose architectural/microarchitectural changes and provide the required quantitative justification.
• Leverage AI tools and infrastructure for comprehensive performance modeling, including coding, performance tuning, and analysis.
• Verify the correlation of the SOC performance models to the RTL implementation.
• Work closely with the product architecture System On Chip (SOC) architecture teams, IP architecture, to ensure our SOC and IPs enable performant, efficient, and industry-leading systems.
• Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

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