Staff Engineer, GPU Graphic Core Performance Verification

Samsung
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 167,800 - 251,800 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Mentoring"]

Lead pre-silicon GPU performance verification and correlation for Samsung’s next-generation mobile GPU and system-level IP. You’ll build and maintain scalable test infrastructure—workloads, profiling tools, automation, and verification flows—then analyze performance across architectural models, RTL, emulation, and silicon. Partner with GPU architecture, modeling, RTL, verification, and software teams to identify bottlenecks and drive data-driven performance tuning, while mentoring engineers and advancing verification methodologies.

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2 months ago

Staff Engineer, GPU Graphic Core Performance Verification

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Job Summary

Lead pre-silicon GPU performance verification and correlation for Samsung’s next-generation mobile GPU and system-level IP. You’ll build and maintain scalable test infrastructure—workloads, profiling tools, automation, and verification flows—then analyze performance across architectural models, RTL, emulation, and silicon. Partner with GPU architecture, modeling, RTL, verification, and software teams to identify bottlenecks and drive data-driven performance tuning, while mentoring engineers and advancing verification methodologies.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and drive pre-silicon performance verification strategies, methodologies, and execution flows for graphics core and GPU subsystem validation.
  • •Develop and maintain performance verification infrastructure, including test environments, workloads, profiling tools, automation, and scalable verification flows.
  • •Analyze, correlate, and compare performance across architectural models, RTL, emulation, and silicon to identify bottlenecks and drive data-driven optimization.
  • •Lead cross-functional collaboration to define performance targets, debug performance issues, align workload behavior with architectural intent, and improve GPU efficiency and scalability.
  • •Mentor engineers and advance performance verification methodologies while staying ahead of emerging GPU architectures and graphics/AI-ML compute trends.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 167,800 - 251,800 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kPaid LeaveTuition AssistanceRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 4+ years with a Master’s degree, or 2+ years with a PhD.
  • •Strong experience in GPU performance verification, architectural validation, workload analysis, or performance modeling for GPU/CPU/complex SoC designs.
  • •Strong understanding of GPU architecture, graphics pipelines, compute workloads, and microarchitecture performance behavior.
  • •Hands-on programming experience in C++ and Python in Linux development environments.
  • •Experience developing performance tests, profiling infrastructure, automation frameworks, and workload characterization methodologies.
Experience:SemiconductorsGPUHigh-performance computingGraphicsSoC
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Analytical skillsProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
Tech Stack:C++PythonLinuxOpenGLVulkanOpenCLSystemCSpartaRTL simulationEmulationSilicon environments

Company Brief

Samsung
Global conglomerate known for consumer electronics, home appliances, semiconductors, displays, and mobile devices. Designs and manufactures a wide range of products and solutions for consumers, enterprises, and industrial customers worldwide.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
Founded: 1938
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