
Senior Engineer, GPU Performance Architect
Samsung Electronics
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: San Jose • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $124,000 - $208,400 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- work on the analysis, verification, and optimization of end-to-end system performance for Samsung’s premium mobile GPUs.
- contribute to the performance strategy and guide architectural decisions that define efficiency and scalability of Samsung’s GPU designs.
- bring expertise in GPU architecture, performance analysis and verification, waveform-level and RTL debugging.
- ensure design excellence and correctness through prototyping, model-to-RTL correlation, and deep-dive validation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 3+ years of experience with a Master’s Degree, or 1+ years of experience with a Ph.D.
- 5+ years of experience in broad GPU system-level architecture (not limited to a specific block), performance analysis, verification, and optimization.
- Hands-on experience in RTL (System Verilog/Verilog).
- Familiarity with waveform level debugging tools (e.g., Synopsys Verdi) and RTL debugging.
- Solid programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify bottlenecks and propose data-driven solutions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced, global team environment.
- Nice to Have: Experience with prototyping GPU optimizations.
- Experience with GPU profiling tools (e.g., RenderDoc, PIX, AMD RGP, Nvidia Nsight) to analyze and optimize graphics performance, power consumption, and system-level interactions.
- Knowledge of OpenGL, Vulkan, DX11/12.
- Experience with mobile platforms.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- 401(k)
- onsite lunch
- employee purchase program
- tuition assistance (after 6 months)
- paid time off
- student loan program
- wellness incentives
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
GPU architectureperformance analysisverificationoptimizationRTLSystem VerilogVerilogCC++Python
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaboration skills