CPU Performance Modelling Architect

Salary: £30,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proficiency in C++ and scripting languages.
• Background in computer architecture through academic study and/or industry experience.
• Experience with cycle-accurate microarchitecture performance simulator development.
• Experience with pre-silicon performance analysis.
• Knowledge of computing software, including operating systems, compilers, and applications.
• Evidence of technical leadership, innovation, or perseverance through publications, patents, or other industry contributions.
• Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities:

• Develop expertise in cycle-accurate core microarchitecture performance simulator development, workload and trace analysis, microarchitecture development, and RTL-to-performance model correlation.
• Collaborate with a team of hardware and software engineers to develop innovative features that optimize CPU microarchitecture performance.
• Partner with design teams on broader architectural features and contribute to methodology improvements.

Technologies:

• AI
• Hardware
• Architect

More:

We are AMD, and we believe technology has the power to solve the worlds most important challenges. Our work spans advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day. This role is on our Core Performance Architecture Modelling team, where we focus on CPU microarchitecture development, performance modelling, analysis, workload and performance analysis, model correlation, and feature definition. We offer opportunities to deepen technical contributions in high-performance computing technologies. This position is hybrid, and benefits are described in AMD benefits at a glance.

last updated 39 week of 2026