Principal Performance Architect

About this role

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture

We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career

THE ROLE: As a Performance Architect in AMD’s Embedded Business Unit, you will define and shape the next generation of x86 SoCs through deep pre-silicon performance modeling, architecture exploration, and competitive analysis. THE PERSON: You will work across architecture, design, firmware, and post-silicon teams to lead and influence decisions that directly determine product competitiveness and customer experience. This is a highly technical, forward-looking, and business-critical role

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead pre-silicon performance architecture , including workload-driven performance projections across CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, interconnect, and I/O subsystems. Build and refine cycle-accurate, trace-based, and analytical performance models for emerging SoC architectures. Drive competitive performance projections against products from Qualcomm, Apple, NVIDIA, Intel, MediaTek, and others

Analyze micro‑architecture trade‑offs (NoC, caches, memory controllers, coherency fabrics) to optimize perf/power/area; write clear recommendations to architecture. Own performance bottleneck analysis , microarchitectural what-if evaluations, and trade-off recommendations. Define performance KPIs , PnP assumptions, and workload suites for early feasibility modeli

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