Performance Analyst – GPU & Hardware Benchmarking

Akkodis is seeking a Performance Analyst - GPU & Hardware Benchmarking for a 12+ Month contract role with a client located in California (Remote) .

Pay Range:

$50- $59/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Overview:

This role focuses on evaluating, benchmarking, and analyzing the performance of advanced GPU platforms, gaming laptops, and competing hardware technologies. The ideal candidate will have practical experience with PC hardware, Linux environments, performance benchmarking, and hardware/software troubleshooting. You will work closely with engineering, architecture, and product teams to evaluate pre-production hardware, identify performance bottlenecks, analyze benchmark results, and deliver actionable insights that support product development and launch readiness.

This is a highly technical, hands‑on position that combines hardware validation, systems performance analysis, and data-driven problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on setup, configuration, validation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of pre-production and consumer hardware platforms, including gaming laptops and GPU systems.
• Conduct performance benchmarking across gaming, AI, workstation, and data science workloads.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret key performance metrics, including FPS, frame times, latency, GPU utilization, clock speeds, power consumption, and thermal performance.
• Evaluate hardware and software releases, including BIOS/VBIOS, GPU drivers, benchmarking applications, and graphics technologies.
• Investigate performance issues, identify system bottlenecks, and collaborate with engineering teams on root‑cause analysis.
• Compare GPU and system performance across different hardware platforms to assess competitive positioning.
• Work with engineering, architecture, marketing, and product teams to provide performance insights and support product launch activities.
• Develop performance reports, presentations, and data visualizations to communicate findings to technical and business stakeholders.
• Support and improve performance reporting using tools such as Tableau, Grafana, or similar platforms.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, GPU architectures, gaming performance trends, and AI workloads.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands‑on experience with PC hardware, gaming laptops, CPUs, GPUs, and system configurations.
• Strong experience working in Linux environments, including system configuration, command‑line operations, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with performance benchmarking, hardware validation, workload analysis, or systems performance testing.
• Understanding of GPU/CPU architecture and system‑level performance optimization.
• Familiarity with graphics and system performance metrics such as FPS, frame times, latency, GPU clocks, power consumption, and thermals.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software performance issues and identify root causes.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional engineering and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Programming or scripting experience with Python, C++, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with GPUs, GeForce RTX, AMD Radeon, or other GPU platforms.
• Knowledge of ray tracing, DLSS, CUDA, GPU acceleration, or AI‑based workloads.
• Exposure to machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience benchmarking gaming, workstation, scientific computing, or AI applications.
• Familiarity with performance monitoring and visualization tools such as Tableau, Grafana, or Power BI.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Hands‑on hardware enthusiast with a strong understanding of PC and gaming laptop performance.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and troubleshooting system‑level issues.
• Experienced in running benchmarks, analyzing performance metrics, and identifying bottlenecks.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn emerging hardware and software technologies.
• Able to communicate technical findings clearly and collaborate with engineering teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an 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. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client‑recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, please contact Amit Kumar Singh at