Ventana Micro Systems · 2 months ago
Processor Performance Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelVentana Micro Systems is a company focused on building high-performance RISC-V CPUs for data center, AI, and edge workloads. The Processor Performance Engineer will be responsible for reviewing design specifications, refining performance modeling infrastructure, and collaborating with software teams for optimization tasks.
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)ElectronicsInformation TechnologySemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Critically review Design Specifications
Refine Performance Modeling infrastructure and near cycle accurate models
Define (and develop as necessary) applications, benchmarks, and micro-benchmarks on which to measure performance
Analyze and verify important performance characteristics at multiple levels of simulation, as well as with prototyping platforms and silicon. Track results over time and quickly identify unexpected regressions
Work with Core and Noncore Architects and the RTL Design team to pinpoint performance opportunities and develop approaches to address them
Help specify performance monitoring hardware support
Collaborate with our Software team on:
Characterization and optimization of key software libraries and middle-ware (e.g. JVM)
Compiler/toolchain optimization/tuning guidelines for our microarchitecture
Application-level workload characterization/optimization
Qualification
Required
In Depth understanding of both the RISC-V ISA and our Core and Subsystem microarchitecture
Recently responsibility for microarchitecture/design or a combination of performance modeling, analysis, validation, and correlation for high performance CPU or GPU, memory subsystem, or related system-level designs
Domain expertise in computer architecture concepts
Ability to work independently and across geographies, with a strong passion for developing excellent products
Bachelors or Masters degree in a related engineering field
Preferred
C/C++/System-C modeling of near cycle accurate simulators
Industry experience with CPU microarchitecture (e.g. ISAs including: x86, ARM, SPARC, MIPS, RISC-V, POWER) and/or coherent caching systems
Working knowledge of compiler technology and optimization techniques
Verilog/ SystemVerilog development experience
Experience in compiled and/or interpreted (Python, perl) languages, especially with respect to processing large, complex data sets and extracting meaningful information
Company
Ventana Micro Systems
Ventana delivers high-performance RISC-V CPUs with extensible instruction sets for cloud, data center, 5G, AI, and automotive markets.
Founded in 2018
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$98.25M2025-12-10Acquired
2022-08-15Series Unknown· $55M
2021-09-01Series B· $38M
Leadership Team
Greg Favor
Co-Founder and CTO
Recent News
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