Performance Validation Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering

In short

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Performance Validation Engineer in Bangalore to lead CPU performance benchmarking and optimization for next-generation ARMv9 platforms. This role involves defining performance strategy, guiding a team, and conducting end-to-end analysis across silicon, firmware, kernel, and workloads.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers.
  • Define performance KPIs, benchmarking strategy, and roadmap.
  • Drive alignment across architecture, silicon, firmware, kernel, compiler, and workload teams.
  • Lead SPEC CPU, SPECjbb, SPECrate, cloud workload analysis.
  • Characterize CPU, memory, I/O, NUMA, ARMv9 features.
  • Own regression detection and CI/CD automation.
  • Track KPIs across firmware, software, and hardware.
  • Lead investigations using PMU counters, perf, VTune, Streamline.
  • Guide kernel, BIOS/UEFI, compiler, SVE/SVE2 optimizations.
  • Validate workloads for hyperscalers, Kubernetes, enterprise.
  • Support OEM/ODM benchmarking and field issues.

Requirements

  • 1+ years in CPU performance engineering/system software.
  • Strong Python, Bash, C/C++.
  • Deep microarchitecture, memory, NUMA, PCIe/CXL understanding.
  • ARMv9/SVE/SVE2, virtualization, firmware experience.
  • Hands-on with SPEC suites, cloud-native benchmarks.
  • Leadership experience.

Desired Qualifications

  • Analytical, data-driven, strong debugging.
  • Effective cross-functional collaboration.
#Performance Engineering#Benchmarking#Optimization#ARMv9#Server Platforms#CPU Performance#Python#Bash#C/C++#Firmware#Kernel#Cloud Workloads#SPEC CPU#SPECjbb#SPECrate#NUMA#PCIe/CXL#PMU counters#VTune#Streamline#SVE/SVE2#Hyperscalers#Kubernetes#Enterprise
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

2 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Bangalore, India

Qualification

Bachelor

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