Windows Performance Engineer, Senior
at Qualcomm
Posted 17 hours ago
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- $111,300 – $166,900 USD
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Qualcomm is seeking a Windows Performance Developer to analyze and optimize software on Windows on Snapdragon. The ideal candidate will understand and implement optimizations across the OS, kernel, compiler, drivers, assembly, CPU microarchitecture and memory/bus architecture. You will own complex system-level performance analysis, develop instrumentation, and drive optimization strategies with cross-team collaboration. The role includes acting as a technical lead, guiding projects and delivering high-performance Windows on Snapdragon software with power efficiency.
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:
This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.
Qualcomm is looking for an experienced Windows Performance Developer with passion for analyzing and optimizing software running on Windows on Snapdragon.
Ideal candidate has background to understand and identify/implement software optimizations across multiple layers of Software, Windows Operating System, Kernel, Compiler, Drivers, Assembly Language, CPU microarchitecture and Memory/Bus architecture.
As a Windows Performance Developer, you'll be owning and driving analysis of complex system level performance aspects and coming up with solutions to optimize performance without impacting power consumption to deliver best in class software performance for next generation of Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices using Qualcomm SoC’s. In this role you will work closely with software architects, OS and kernel developers, CPU architects and SOC architects to define performance optimization strategies to deliver the best performing Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices.
We are looking for a self-starter, with excellent people and leadership skills to drive analysis and optimizations with senior technical members from broad set of teams across Qualcomm and external partners. Should be able to self-manage and work through ambiguous issues and requirements. The candidate should have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities:
In-depth analysis of key software benchmarks and applications to identify optimization opportunities
Implement software optimizations to ensure performance criteria is met
Develop and enhance analysis tools and instrumentation to assist in analysis, identifying performance gaps and optimization options
Present data to the team and leadership on performance gaps and options to optimize
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners for analysis and optimizations
Gathers, integrates, and interprets information across sub-systems from a variety of sources in order to troubleshoot issues and find solutions.
Serves as a technical expert within area of focus.
Identifies gaps in design, effort, etc., and closes the gaps.
Identifies risks associated with designs, approaches, and other work efforts.
Collaborates with others inside and outside of project team to accomplish project objectives.
Solves complex technical problems that affect significant areas of products.
Makes decisions based on incomplete, contradictory, and ambiguous requirements and information that affect policies and multiple teams in the software development process. Manages project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for larger projects.
Acts as a tech lead on projects and owns the outcome of the project.
Leads others with technical credibility.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.
Experienced in C/C++, ARM assembly
Familiarity with C#, Java, Javascript, Python is a plus
Strong familiarity with ARM architecture
Good understanding of CPU Architecture, Memory and Bus architecture and how that impacts software performance Experienced in performance characterization and software optimization techniques
Able to debug complex problems across multiple layers of hardware, OS, compiler, and drivers
Experience with Windows OS, Visual Studio/LLVM compiler and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) tools is preferred Experience in Compiler and JIT technologies is a plus
Experience with optimizing for popular CPU software benchmarks is a plus
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$111,300.00 - $166,900.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
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