Lead Software Engineer

Modis is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for a Contract with a client in Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid). The ideal candidate will drive SoC performance analysis by developing monitoring tools, characterizing cache and fabric behavior, and optimizing bandwidth allocation across complex systems.

Rate Range: $120/hour to $140/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Lead Software Engineer Responsibilities include:

• Develop and enhance performance-monitoring tools to analyze SoC behavior, cache utilization, memory bandwidth, and on-die interconnect performance.

• Monitor and characterize L2/L3 cache traffic, network-on-chip (NoC) communication, and resource contention across Intel-based platforms.

• Establish and validate QoS policies, bandwidth allocation limits, channel priorities, and arbitration mechanisms to optimize system performance.

• Perform LLC occupancy, memory-controller bandwidth, and inter-core interference analysis using Intel PMU and uncore performance counters.

• Investigate cache and fabric contention issues, identify performance bottlenecks, and provide recommendations to improve latency and throughput.

• Create and maintain automated performance-analysis frameworks for Intel Tiger Lake, Ice Lake, Alder Lake, and Xeon platforms to support system optimization and certification efforts.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in SoC performance analysis, platform performance engineering, or CPU architecture performance optimization.

• Proven experience with Intel Tiger Lake, Ice Lake, Alder Lake, Xeon platforms, and Intel PMU/uncore performance counters for cache and memory subsystem analysis.

• Strong expertise in Last Level Cache (LLC) characterization, QoS enforcement, bandwidth allocation, cache allocation technology (CAT), and memory bandwidth allocation (MBA).

 

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Modis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Nitesh.Kumar@modis.com.

This position requires the use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access to controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including some refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $120.00 to $140.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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