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Samsung Electronics · 21 hours ago

Software Engineer, Trace Semantics & Workload Analysis

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$138K/yr - $206K/yr
date3+ years exp

Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology solutions, offering innovative designs that power the future. The role focuses on extracting semantic meaning from execution traces and translating them into features for power and thermal simulation, requiring collaboration with various engineering teams.

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Responsibilities

Analyze C and SystemC‑level execution and memory‑access traces from GPU/TPU workloads
Define and implement trace semantics relevant to power and thermal behavior
Design feature‑extraction pipelines that map workload activity to power macromodel inputs
Implement event‑to‑time synchronization (cycle‑accurate) across traces, power models, and thermal solvers, considering architectural aspects, and collaborate with architecture/hardware engineers
Collaborate with RTL engineers to ensure feature/model consistency
Support workload‑phase detection, burst‑behavior analysis, and access‑pattern classification based on CPU/GPU/TPU I/O‑operation architectures and memory‑controller operations, collaborating with architecture/hardware engineers

Qualification

C++ programmingComputer architectureTrace data analysisSimulators experiencePower modelingThermal modelingCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelors degree 5+ years of experience or Masters degree 3+ years of experience
Strong C++ programming skills
Experience with simulators or architectural‑modeling frameworks
Solid understanding of computer architecture (memory systems, buses, controllers)
Experience handling large‑scale trace data and time‑series analysis

Preferred

Familiarity with GPU/TPU workloads or AI/ML execution patterns
Experience with power, performance, or thermal modeling
Background in simulation infrastructure or research‑oriented software development

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/401k
Charitable giving match
4+ weeks of paid time off a year
Holidays and sick leave
Stipend for fertility care or adoption
Medical travel support
Virtual vet care for your fur babies
On-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions
Onsite Café and gym
Virtual classes
Flexible environment

Company

Samsung Electronics

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Samsung Electronics is a technology company that engages in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, KOR
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.samsung.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.75B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of Commerce
2024-04-15Grant· $4.75B
2023-01-10Post Ipo Equity
1975-06-11IPO

Leadership Team

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Boo-Keun Yoon
President & CEO
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Jong Hee Han
Vice Chairman & CEO

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