Industrial PhD Student in System Software Research

vor 4 Stunden

Am See Dresden Germany Huawei Research Center Germany & Austria Vollzeit 60.000 € - 120.000 € pro Jahr


At Huawei Dresden Research Center (DRC), our mission is to explore programming models, operating system and virtualization technologies on multicore heterogeneous architectures and NVM/SCM platforms, aiming to provide a high-performance, reliable abstraction layer for efficient resource utilization.

Collaborating with top universities and industry partners, we turn research into real-world impact—published at elite conferences (ASPLOS, OSDI) and deployed across Huawei's global products.

Join our diverse, fast-growing team of 40+ experts from 10+ countries and shape the future of technology in Dresden.

Join us as a

Industrial PhD Student in System Software Research (m/f/d)

Your mission

  • Explore high-reliability and high-performance many-core concurrency technologies for multi-core heterogeneous architectures.
  • Understand industrial requirements from product teams, identify gaps with current academic solutions, and propose innovative research to bridge them.
  • Brainstorm in team discussions, present designs and results, and help transform innovative solutions into reality.
  • Demonstrate the feasibility of your research through real system design prototypes.
  • Document and publish your research results in leading international conferences and journals.

Your areas of expertise

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
  • Good understanding of multicore programming and its challenges (performance, scalability, correctness).
  • Good understanding of modern architectures (e.g., Arm and RISC-V processors, GPUs).
  • Fluency in one of these languages: C, C++, Rust, CUDA, or OpenCL.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in multicultural, distributed teams.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English

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Your rewards of working here

  • Our culture is characterized by innovative power and team spirit as well as the intensive exchange of knowledge and experience within our global network.
  • We offer healthy meals ranging from traditional Chinese to western delicacies in our famous company canteen.
  • To keep your development ongoing, you will find a broad range of training opportunities. Many online and face-to-face training programs incl. language courses in German and Mandarin.
  • Our diverse and welcoming environment is shaped by different backgrounds and around 40 individual nationalities.
  • Self-responsible work in a competent, motivated and constantly growing team.

Please send your application and CV (incl. cover letter and reference letters) in English.

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Driven by a commitment to operations, ongoing innovation, and open collaboration, we have established a competitive ICT portfolio of end-to-end solutions in Telecom and enterprise networks, Devices and Cloud technology and services. Our ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. With 197,000 employees, Huawei is committed to develop the future information society and build a Better Connected World.

DRC Publications during the past years:

[1] VSync by Oberhauser et al., ASPLOS'21, distinguished paper award:

[2] CLoF by Chehab et al., SOSP'21:

[3] CAAT by Ponce de Leon et al., OOPSLA'22, best paper award:

[4] BBQ by Wang et al. ATC'22

[5] Atomig by Beck et al. ASPLOS'23

[6] BWoS by Wang et al., OSDI'23

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