Principal Performance Architect - 16951

Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 16951 Remote Eligible No Date Posted 04/14/2026

We Are:

At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

You Are:

You are an accomplished engineer with a deep passion for system-level performance analysis and optimization. With over a decade of hands-on experience in embedded platforms, system software, or performance engineering, you thrive in architecting robust frameworks that empower teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions. Your technical expertise extends across programming languages and tools, enabling you to build extensible and reusable collateral that accelerates innovation and adoption. You have a keen eye for detail and possess advanced debugging skills, allowing you to navigate and resolve complex hardware/software interactions with confidence. Collaboration is at the heart of your approach; you enjoy working closely with diverse teams, sharing best practices, and mentoring others. A customer-centric mindset drives you to create solutions that are not only technically sound but also practical and impactful for internal and external stakeholders. You approach challenges with urgency and determination, consistently delivering results in fast-paced environments. Your ability to define methodologies, establish standards, and drive adoption sets you apart as a leader in your field. You are ready to take on the challenge of shaping performance analysis for next-generation silicon, making a tangible impact on Synopsys and the broader technology ecosystem.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Architect and lead development of advanced performance analysis frameworks for complex hardware subsystems.
• Define comprehensive methodologies for latency, bandwidth, throughput, utilization, and contention analysis across multiple subsystems.
• Drive framework extensibility to support diverse configurations, integration environments, and evolving usage models.
• Establish and promote best practices for performance data collection, normalization, and interpretation across teams.
• Develop performance models and reference workloads to enable early analysis, validation, and correlation of system behavior.
• Support performance bring-up and correlation across simulation, emulation, prototyping, and lab environments, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Ensure all collateral is reusable, scalable, and suitable for broad internal and ecosystem adoption.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Elevate performance analysis capabilities across Synopsys, enabling more accurate and efficient silicon characterization.
• Accelerate time-to-market for partner-tailored solutions by providing robust frameworks and reference workloads.
• Enhance collaboration between hardware and software teams through standardized methodologies and shared best practices.
• Drive innovation in performance modeling and early validation, contributing to the development of next-generation silicon products.
• Expand the reach and adoption of performance analysis tools within the internal ecosystem and among external partners.
• Empower teams to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks efficiently, improving overall product quality and reliability.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of experience in system-level software, embedded platforms, or performance engineering.
• Strong programming skills in System Verilog, C, or C++; Python proficiency for modeling, automation, and analysis is preferred.
• Deep understanding of embedded and system software stacks, memory hierarchies, IO subsystems, and interconnect behavior.
• Expertise in performance metrics, instrumentation, and observability concepts, with strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across hardware/software boundaries.

Who You Are:

• Customer-oriented, consistently seeking to deliver impactful solutions and drive value for stakeholders.
• Possess a strong sense of urgency, thriving in high-paced, dynamic environments.
• Collaborative and communicative, able to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with a passion for continuous improvement and excellence.
• Innovative and proactive, always seeking new ways to enhance performance analysis and optimization.

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of:

You will join the Platform Solution team, which focuses on silicon use cases such as performance to provide partner-tailored solutions. The team is dedicated to accurate performance characterization, analysis, and optimization of complex hardware subsystems around IO, Memory, and DSP. Collaboration and innovation are central to the team's ethos, driving impactful outcomes for Synopsys and its partners.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.