Hardware Performance Engineer

Role overview Assess how software workloads perform across current and emerging hardware platforms to inform their suitability for cloud computing. You will measure and compare performance, automate parts of the evaluation process, and turn technical results into clear findings for stakeholders making technology decisions.

Responsibilities - Evaluate emerging hardware for use with cloud computing workloads. - Measure workload performance across hardware platforms and configurations. - Analyze hardware and software interactions to find bottlenecks, performance patterns, and optimization opportunities. - Develop and maintain scripts and tools for testing, data collection, and analysis. - Use AI-assisted tools to help collect, organize, and analyze technical information. - Document results and present comparisons, tradeoffs, and actionable conclusions to technical audiences.

Requirements - Two to four years of experience in performance analysis, workload evaluation, or a related technical field. - Two to four years of scripting experience for automation, testing, data collection, or analysis. - Experience measuring workloads or interpreting system performance data. - Foundational understanding of hardware and the way it interacts with software to affect performance. - Ability to compare configurations, identify meaningful differences, and communicate findings clearly.

Nice to have - Experience with cloud or large-scale infrastructure evaluations, including Azure or other cloud platforms. - Familiarity with benchmarking, workload characterization, or system-level testing. - Knowledge of processors, accelerators, memory, storage, or networking and their impact on workload behavior. - Experience with AI-assisted analysis or presenting recommendations to cross-functional teams.

Benefits and work setup - Remote role aligned to Pacific Time working hours. - Washington State pay range: $40–$45 per hour. - Eligible benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, FSA, 401(k), paid time off, parental leave, and professional development.