Silicon Performance Architect (PhD)

Reality Labs (RL) focuses on delivering Meta's vision through AI-first devices that leverage Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR). The compute performance and power efficiency requirements of MR and AR necessitate custom silicon solutions. The Reality Labs Silicon team is driving innovation forward with highly integrated System-on-Chips (SoCs) that incorporate breakthroughs in computer vision, machine learning, mixed reality, graphics, displays, sensors, and human body mapping. Our chips will enable AR and MR devices that seamlessly blend our real and virtual worlds throughout the day.

As part of the Reality Labs SoC Performance team, you will help lead performance modeling, correlation, workload profiling, and analysis efforts. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation of SoC architecture and micro-architecture, experience in developing performance models, and collecting performance analysis data to guide the design of next-generation SoCs. Successful candidates are motivated self-starters who can operate in a cross-functional environment and have a hands-on approach to problem-solving.Silicon Performance Architect (PhD) Responsibilities

• Performance evaluation and bottleneck analysis of existing and future SoCs
• Performance modeling of SoC fabric and DRAM
• Profile and extract system-usage behavior of workloads and design micro-benchmarks
• Create analytical models to project performance between (n-1) to next-gen product
• Identify and evaluate firmware/software optimization opportunities and solidify HW-SW co-design
• Work across disciplines, collaborate with vendors, brainstorm big ideas, build new methodologies, coordinate and manage multiple initiatives

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Experience in data analysis and problem-solving, including designing performance experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
• Experience with programming (C/C++/SystemC or Python), scripting, automation and data visualization
• Understanding of SoC Architecture, NoCs, memory sub-system, Quality of Service (QoS), and heterogeneous compute principles.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cycle-accurate performance models and frameworks for performance architecture evaluations for various SoC architecture components (Accelerators, NoC, DRAM, MMU, etc)
• Experience with bare-metal programming, micro-benchmarking, performance instrumentation, Simpoints, etc.
• Experience working collaboratively in a team environment, with the skill to communicate clearly and effectively

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$114,000/year to $166,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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