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Principal CPU Architect / Chief CPU Architect
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, United Kingdom
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June 16, 2026
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Job Description
Cambridgeshire, England £130-150k (and higher, dependent on experience) Job ID: 424900
Rob Hudson
This is a key position as a Principal CPU Architect or Chief CPU Architect (dependent on levels and relevance of experience) – to work on the latest developments in CPU architecture – for improvements in processing power, performance and optimisation.
Main responsibilities
- Performance analysis of applications of interest to propose new instructions and ISA extensions
- Reworking and optimisation of critical parts of applications to support new ISA
- Implementation of proposed new instructions or uArch tweaks in performance simulator for evaluation of possible performance benefits
Requirement
- Deep understanding of modern CPU architectures
- Knowledge and experience of using of latest Aarch64 or X86 instruction sets
- Background in performance analysis, ...