Senior Software Engineer, CPU Performance Modeling Engineer

5 Hours ago • 5-9 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Software Engineer role focuses on CPU performance modeling for Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll collaborate with system and architecture teams to understand CPUs, SoCs, performance metrics, and optimization techniques. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining CPU software modeling tools, managing project priorities, and correlating performance projections with post-silicon data. You'll work to define methods and technologies for modeling CPU performance at various accuracy levels, supporting architectural explorations and decision-making. The role requires strong software development skills, experience in performance modeling and analysis, and a deep understanding of CPU architecture.
Must have:
  • 5+ years software development experience
  • 4+ years performance analysis experience
  • Experience in performance modeling
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in Engineering/CS
  • Experience with high-performance CPU/ML architecture
  • Excellent OO, database design, and SQL skills

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 4 years of experience with performance, systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
  • Experience in performance modeling, performance analysis, and workload characterization.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical related field.
  • Experience in modern, high-performance CPU/ML architecture and micro-architecture.
  • Ability and interest to learn other coding languages as needed.
  • Excellent object-oriented, database design, and SQL skills.

About the job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

In this role, you will work with system teams and the CPU Architecture team to develop an understanding of the CPU, SoC, performance metrics, benchmarks/measuring tools, and available optimization knobs. You will define methods and technologies to model CPU performance at different accuracy levels by supporting architectural explorations and decision-making. In addition, you will correlate performance projections with measured post-silicon data.

The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world.

We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve CPU software modeling and other software tools.
  • Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Collaborate with hardware and software CPU architecture teams, SOC performance modeling team, and other Google Software teams.

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