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Senior/Principal Researcher in Large Scale Systems and Applications

CompanyHuawei Switzerland
LocationZurich
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 19, 2026
About The Company
Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes. At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 207,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees. House Rules This page is for ICT professionals with an interest in Huawei and our industry to engage in open discussions. To facilitate dialogue, please follow these rules: - Huawei holds the right to delete comments that are offensive, misleading, false, unlawful, off-topic and in violation of any regulations. - Repeated violations of any of the above will be removed and users may be blocked. - Huawei does not necessarily endorse the information shared by members. - Please be familiar with and follow LinkedIn's User Agreement. - By publicly uploading a photograph or comment, you give Huawei permission to feature your content. This will always be credited. Please visit the below portals for career or customer service queries. Career page: http://bit.ly/2rdljD7 Customer service: http://bit.ly/2a4mXNY Thank you for visiting us & we hope you enjoy your time on our page.
About the Role
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Huawei’s vision is to enrich lives through communication and intelligent innovation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">As a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT), Huawei drives innovation in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and smart device technologies. Through its Carrier, Enterprise, and Consumer business groups, the company delivers advanced Network Infrastructure, Cloud and AI Platforms, and industry-leading devices.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Huawei supports 45 of the world’s top 50 telecom operators and serves one-third of the global population, with operations in over 170 countries and a workforce of more than 200,000 employees.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Huawei Technologies Switzerland AG contributes to this innovation through cutting-edge research, with offices in Zurich and Lausanne focusing on High-Performance Computing, Computer Architecture, Computer Vision, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Neuromorphic Computing, Wireless Technologies, Networking, and related fields.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">We are a unique team of innovative, diverse individuals who have come together from multiple backgrounds to create advanced Computing Architectures for wireless and AI systems. The people who work here are generalists, and we complement each other.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Our primary mission is driving new fundamental research and innovation to achieve breakthroughs in future computing systems.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The passion for exploring uncharted territory makes us thrive.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="">Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Conduct research on future large-scale systems with an emphasis on applications and their performance in relation to memory systems and interconnects.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Work with product teams in both hardware and software to identify key workloads and bottlenecks and propose optimizations and features to improve performance, utilization, and efficiency.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Identify opportunities for hardware/software co-design to accelerate modern workloads such as recommender systems, databases, AI, and cloud workloads.</span></p><p style="margin-left:27pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Implement proof-of-concept prototypes and evaluate them on production-scale testbeds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Prepare whitepapers and academic publications.</span></p><p style=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Minimum Requirements:</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Deep knowledge of modern enterprise applications such as recommender systems, serverless systems, and databases running on modern hardware</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Knowledge of memory and networking systems (e.g., coherence protocols, virtual memory, page-table management, NUMA, CXL, RDMA)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Ability to develop and bring up applications and test on real systems</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Experience with performance analysis and toolchains</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Ability to evaluate existing literature to implement and expand existing state-of-the-art solutions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Papers in top-tier conferences or journals in relevant areas</span></p><p style=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Preferred requirements:</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Experience with operating systems (Linux kernel)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Experience with hardware virtualization</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Familiarity with emerging memory architectures, memory pooling, and disaggregation</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience in deployed cloud/enterprise systems</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Practical knowledge in system-level simulation of enterprise workloads</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="">Why join us:</strong></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with world-class scientists and engineers in an open, curiosity-driven environment;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Access to state-of-the-art technology and tools;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Opportunities for professional growth and development;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Competitive salary, and a high quality of life in Zurich, at the center of Europe;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27pt;text-indent:-0.25in;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="">·</span><span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Last but certainly not least: be part of innovative projects that make a difference.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
Key Skills
Large Scale SystemsApplications PerformanceMemory SystemsInterconnectsHardware Software Co-DesignRecommender SystemsDatabasesAICloud WorkloadsPerformance AnalysisOperating SystemsHardware VirtualizationEmerging Memory ArchitecturesSystem-Level Simulation
Categories
TechnologyScience & ResearchEngineeringData & AnalyticsSoftware
Benefits
Professional GrowthDevelopment OpportunitiesAccess to State-of-the-Art Technology and Tools
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Conduct research on future large-scale systems with a focus on applications and their performance. Collaborate with product teams to identify workloads and propose optimizations for improved performance and efficiency.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
134511
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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