CPU Performance Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin seeks a CPU performance architect to drive cutting-edge performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams.

You will identify bottlenecks, develop a performance simulator and related infrastructure, and collaborate with software and system teams to profile and optimize workloads for CPU performance and power. Qualifications include a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, strong C/C++ skills, and scripting with

Qualifications

• Academic or industry experience in CPU performance architecture, micro‑architecture design, and performance analysis
• Academic or industry experience working in a performance modeling environment
• Academic or industry experience using C/C++

Responsibilities

• Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams
• Identify and devise solutions for hardware and software performance bottlenecks
• Develop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated infrastructure
• Develop new performance exploration and correlation tools and processes
• Collaborate with software and system teams to identify, profile, and optimize critical workloads for CPU performance and power
• Correlate performance of RTL with CPU performance simulator

Skills

CPU performance architecture

Performance modeling

C/C++

Python

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Performance simulators

OS internals

Compiler technology

Job description

Description

• Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams
• Identify and devise solutions for hardware and software performance bottlenecks
• Develop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated infrastructure
• Develop new performance exploration and correlation tools and processes
• Collaborate with software and system teams to identify, profile, and optimize critical workloads for CPU performance and power
• Correlate performance of RTL with CPU performance simulator

Minimum Qualifications

• Academic or industry experience in CPU performance architecture, micro‑architecture design, and performance analysis
• Academic or industry experience working in a performance modeling environment
• Academic or industry experience using C/C++

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• Proficiency in scripting languages including Perl and Python
• Knowledge and experience with common performance benchmarks and workloads
• Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology a plus
• Ability to problem solve and prove your own ideas

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