Media-IP SoC Performance Architect — Platform Architecture

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 216,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Education reimbursement

Medical and dental coverage

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Media-IP SoC Performance Architect in Cupertino, CA to lead performance modeling for multimedia IPs powering Apple’s SoCs across devices.

You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize performance, power, and area, delivering data-driven architectural insights that enhance customer experience. The role emphasizes collaboration, tool development, and deep understanding of SoC fabrics, memory systems, and QoS, with strong expectations for publishing results to

Qualifications

• Experience with computer architecture and software engineering principles.
• Experience in C++ object-oriented software development.
• Strong understanding of SoC architectures including fabrics, memory systems, QoS, arbitration, and queuing theory.
• Experience with performance model development and analysis, including data analytics, statistics, and applied machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects, design, and software teams to plan, implement, validate, and correlate high-level C++ performance models.
• Develop custom tools for analyzing and visualizing performance data and apply data science techniques for architectural insights.
• Present performance study results to cross-functional teams to inform architectural decisions.
• Validate performance models against specifications and correlate with RTL.
• Use and develop tools for analyzing traces and simulating data flow for Media use cases to provide performance feedback.

Skills

C++

Software engineering

Data analytics

Machine learning

Python

Lua

Shell scripting

Statistics

Education

MS/PhD in relevant field

Tools

STL libraries

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Media-IP SoC Performance Architect in Cupertino, CA to lead performance modeling for multimedia IPs powering Apple’s SoCs across devices.

You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize performance, power, and area, delivering data-driven architectural insights that enhance customer experience. The role emphasizes collaboration, tool development, and deep understanding of SoC fabrics, memory systems, and QoS, with strong expectations for publishing results to