Performance Modeling Architect – AI Systems
$200,000 - $500,000 USD yearly
Develop performance models for AI systems that capture the interaction between AI workloads, software stacks, and hardware architectures.
Originally posted 16 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Performance Modeling Architect, you will develop the modeling and simulation frameworks used to guide architectural decisions across the platform. Your models will represent the SoC architecture and its components, as well as key elements of the software stack and system behavior.
What you'll do
- Develop system-level performance models for AI workloads and compute architectures.
- Build simulation frameworks that capture interactions between AI models, software runtimes, and hardware systems.
- Model key components of SoC architecture including compute units, memory hierarchies, and interconnects.
- Incorporate relevant software and runtime behavior into modeling frameworks to reflect realistic system execution.
- Analyze system bottlenecks and evaluate architectural tradeoffs across the platform.
- Work closely with hardware architects to guide microarchitectural and system-level design decisions.
What you'll need
- Strong background in computer architecture, system architecture, or performance modeling.
- Experience building simulation or analytical models of complex hardware systems.
- Strong programming skills (Python, C++, or similar) for modeling and simulation frameworks.
- Understanding of modern compute architectures such as CPUs, GPUs, or AI accelerators.
- Ability to analyze complex systems and identify performance bottlenecks.
- Strong quantitative reasoning and ability to translate models into architectural insights.
Nice to have
- Experience modeling AI workloads or machine learning systems.
- Familiarity with architectural simulators or performance modeling tools.
- Experience with memory systems, interconnect architectures, or accelerator design.
- Exposure to hardware–software co-design methodologies.
- Experience modeling performance across multiple layers of the stack, including software runtimes and hardware platforms.
Skills: system-level performance models, AI workloads, simulation frameworks, compute architectures, architectural tradeoffs
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This role has been open 99 days — well above the 75-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
487
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Median days open
75 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$230k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Velaura AI | All employers we track in this specialty (487 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 487 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 28 | 3428 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 98 d | 75 d (+23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $230k |
Skills observed across this category: system-level performance models, AI workloads, simulation frameworks, compute architectures, architectural tradeoffs
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 78 open roles · median 88 d
- NVIDIA · 62 open roles · median 76 d
- Apple · 52 open roles · median 25 d
- AMD · 38 open roles · median 66 d
- Arm Holdings · 28 open roles · median 6 d
- Micron Technology · 21 open roles · median 110 d
How we counted: 487 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.