Overview As a CPU Performance Architect at NVIDIA, you will push microarchitectural innovations to boost CPU performance. You'll work within the CPU Performance Architecture team in Santa Clara to evaluate and implement high-impact improvements and coordinate with build, verification, and post-silicon teams. Your work will tackle timing, power, and area challenges while advocating for design ideas to senior architects. This role offers the chance to shape next-gen CPU capabilities in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
Compensation / Benefits Responsibilities- Innovate and improve CPU performance through modern microarchitectural ideas
- Model potential improvements to assess merit and feasibility
- Implement solutions and collaborate with build, verification, and post-silicon teams
- Resolve timing, power, and area issues to ensure flawless implementation
- Partner with lead microarchitects to meet core performance, area, and power targets
- Advocate for microarchitectural ideas, communicating benefits and drawbacks
- Drive the microarchitecture segment with enthusiasm and lead by example
Key requirements- Deep understanding of brand new CPU microarchitecture and architecture
- Proven track record of CPU microarchitectural innovation across Front End Uarch, Midcore Uarch, and Memory Subsystem Uarch
- Experience in performance modeling, debugging, and demonstrating merit of innovative ideas
- Strong collaboration skills with build and verification teams
- At least 8 years of frontline experience on brand new CPU projects
- Strong critical thinking, communication, and advocacy abilities
- Strong communication
- Advocacy abilities
- Collaborative mindset
- CPU microarchitecture
- Front End CPU Uarch
- Midcore CPU Uarch
