System and Software Optimization Engineer

Intel•Hillsboro, OR

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The world is transforming - and so is Intel. Intel is a company of bold and curious inventors and problem solvers who create some of the most astounding technology advancements and experiences in the world. With a legacy of relentless innovation and a commitment to bring smart, connected devices to every person on Earth, our diverse and brilliant teams are continually searching for tomorrow's technology and revel in the challenge that changing the world for the better brings. We work every single day to design and manufacture silicon products that empower people's digital lives. Come join us and do something wonderful. In this position, you will be a member of the Data Center Performance Engineering and Competitive Marketing team. This team is responsible for performance benchmarking and analysis to develop, evaluate, and improve performance of key applications and benchmarks on data center products across a wide range workloads.

Requirements

Bachelors & 3+ years or a Masters & 2+ years in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
2+ years of experience using scripting languages such BASH and/or Python
2+ years Linux environment development experience
2+ years experience with Linux and/or VMware virtualization and techniques to evaluate workloads within VMs.

Nice To Haves

System design or prior software experience.
Deep understanding of high-performance computing architectures and optimization techniques for CPU, Virtualization, Networking, and Storage.
Experience developing performance optimizations that measurably improve throughput and latency.
Experience with profiling and performance analysis tools as well as using AI for optimizations and system-level debugging.
Experience with evaluating database performance with tools on MySQL, PostGreSQL, and/or MongoDB.
Excellent analytical and debug skills.
Excellent written communication and demonstrated presentation skills.
Demonstrates leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution.

Responsibilities

Performance evaluation using a variety of software on leading edge platforms across a wide range domains including general purpose, data services, web services, networking, and AI workloads
Provide workload automation to streamline measurement and evaluation of results.
Write high-quality automation frameworks and scripts BKMs using Python and Linux for repeatability and consistency.
Build Docker containers and BKMs to ensure workloads can be run consistently and reliably across environments.
Ability to incorporate AI technologies as part of the day-to-day performance and evaluation workflow.