Performance Architect - Workload Characterization and Analysis
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Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the workload characterization of applications running on RISC-V cores.
- Understanding of computer architecture, micro-architecture, System software, benchmark software, and profiling and monitoring tools.
Requirements:
- Experience with CPU Performance benchmarking using silicon, RTL simulators or performance models
- Experience with Workload performance analysis in the areas of optimal source code, efficient compilation and bottleneck analysis
- Ability to build Linux, root file systems and modify boot code ( cross and native compile experience)
- Ability to deploy bare metal workloads on silicon boards for the purpose of performance measurement and board tuning
- Knowledge of SPEC, SPECrate, EEMBC, MLPerf, other standard benchmarks, and/or vector benchmarks
- Familiar with git or other source code control system
- Strong background with Linux-based development environments including python/shell programming