Graduate Performance Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 24 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves contributing to the design, integration, bring-up, and validation of complex server- and rack-level performance for large-scale systems.
What you'll do
- Support the design, peer review, bring-up, and debug of complex server- and rack-level systems.
- Assist with modeling, design, and evaluation of the complete software and hardware stack to identify performance bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with hardware and software development and testing teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline.
- Foundational knowledge of software development, hardware architecture, and general understanding of performance implications.
- Hands-on experience gained through coursework, laboratories, internships, research, student projects, or personal projects.
- Ability to analyze technical problems, document your work, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively.
Nice to have
- Software and hardware architecture, especially focused on performance implications.
- Familiarity with high-speed interfaces such as PCI Express (PCIe), DDR memory, or Ethernet.
Skills: hardware architecture, performance implications, PCI Express, DDR memory, Ethernet
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
101
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$212k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Graphcore | All employers we track in this specialty (101 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 101 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 82 | 5925 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 48 d (−48 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $212k |
Skills observed across this category: hardware architecture, performance implications, PCI Express, DDR memory, Ethernet
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 29 open roles · median 34 d
- Qualcomm · 21 open roles · median 57 d
- NVIDIA · 16 open roles · median 53 d
- Intel Corporation · 5 open roles · median 21 d
- Mobileye · 3 open roles · median 1 d
- Apple · 2 open roles · median 9 d
How we counted: 101 open Hardware Systems Engineering (SOC Architecture) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.