Principal CPU Architect / Chief CPU Architect

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📍 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, England, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 30, 2026

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, ...

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Job Details

  • Location Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, England
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 30, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 09, 2026