SOC Performance Architect

Intel Corporation

SOC Performance Architect designing next-generation computing technologies at Intel. Collaborating with design and validation teams to ensure best-in-class performance across XEON CPU and AI portfolio.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeHillsboro • California, Oregon, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $105,650 - $200,340 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRuby

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in dynamic team environment hand in hand with design, validation, and architecture teams to deliver best-in-class performance and innovations across the XEON CPU and AI portfolio.
Determine, specify and evaluate the viability of complex hardware features and structures to ensure software and hardware designs interface correctly.
Design framework for particular functions.
Define, document and test processes for inclusion into technical platforms, subsystem specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility.
Identify, analyze and resolve subsystem and/or SoC design weaknesses.
Influence the shaping of future products by significantly contributing to the architecture used across design families.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with 2+ year of relevant experience, or a Master’s or PhD in the same fields.
Hands-on experience with SoC-level development, computer architecture, operating system, system validation, and/or related fields.
Exposure to system performance evaluation, power analysis, including pre/post silicon work.
Proficiency in programming languages (C, C++, Python), parallel programming (CUDA, MPI), and scripting languages (Bash, Shell, Ruby).

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
stock bonuses
benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

SoC-level developmentcomputer architectureoperating systemsystem validationCC++PythonCUDAMPIBash