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Silicon Performance Architect, Reality Labs
$178K–$250K
Sunnyvale, CA +3 · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Redmond, WA
Austin, TX
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 8+ years creating performance models using C/C++ or SystemC.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; the posting also mentions an MS degree in EE/CS or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads performance modeling, workload analysis, and optimization for Reality Labs SoCs powering AI-enabled wearable devices.
What you'll do
- Analyze SoC bottlenecks and develop performance models for IP components, SoC fabric, and DRAM.
- Profile workloads and create micro-benchmarks to evaluate performance.
- Identify optimization opportunities and collaborate across hardware and software teams on co-design.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of experience creating performance models using C/C++ or SystemC.
- Experience with SoC architecture, NoCs, memory subsystems, QoS, heterogeneous compute, Python, and power concepts.
- Experience analyzing technical problems, designing performance experiments, and documenting analysis for peers and cross-functional partners.
Nice to have
- Experience with cycle-accurate performance models, bare-metal programming, micro-benchmarking, performance instrumentation, Simpoints, or RTL design verification.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and deliver measurable impact.
Pay
$178,000/year to $250,000/year (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, SystemC, Python, NoCs, DRAM, QoS, Simpoints, RTL
AI focus
The role supports AI-enabled wearables and calls for integrating AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact.
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