Performance Control Architect - Platform Architecture

Apple, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 205,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple’s Platform Architecture team is seeking a Performance Control Software Engineer in Seattle to measure, analyze, and control power and performance across Apple silicon workloads. You will design experiments, build instrumentation and data visualizations, and prototype in-kernel control algorithms that scale across hundreds of millions of devices.

You will collaborate with processor architecture, silicon engineering, OS development, and application teams to productize performance control

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• Experience with operating system design and implementation.
• System level or low level software development experience in C or C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency and the effects of physical constraints such as temperature or current limits.
• Use excellent empirical methodology to illuminate power–performance tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with and influence a broad cross-functional audience spanning processor architecture, silicon engineering, system integration, OS development and application software performance evaluation.
• Identify opportunities to improve the measurement and control capabilities of Apple SoCs.
• Invent new performance control concepts and carry them through prototyping, production implementation and tuning.

Skills

Operating system design

C/C++ development

Low-level programming

Software instrumentation

Education

BS in Computer Science / ECE

MS in CS / ECE

Tools

DTrace

Instruments

perf

Job description

Performance Control Architect - Platform Architecture

Seattle, Washington, United States Hardware

Description

Platform Architecture is looking for a Performance Control Software Engineer to measure, analyze and control the relationship between power and performance in Apple’s most advanced systems. In this position, you will study the execution of workloads on Apple silicon across all Apple platforms and leverage that understanding to invent new operating system performance control features. You will design and conduct performance experiments, create instrumentation and data visualizations, prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms, collaborate with teams ranging from the core operating system through user-facing applications, and productize the software that controls the performance of every workload executed on hundreds of millions of Apple products around the world.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency and the effects of physical constraints such as temperature or current limits.
• Use excellent empirical methodology to illuminate power–performance tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with and influence a broad cross-functional audience spanning processor architecture, silicon engineering, system integration, OS development and application software performance evaluation.
• Identify opportunities to improve the measurement and control capabilities of Apple SoCs.
• Invent new performance control concepts and carry them through prototyping, production implementation and tuning.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• Experience with operating system design and implementation.
• System level or low level software development experience in C or C++.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 20 years relevant industry experience.
• MS in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation.
• Userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift or Python.
• Experience with system-level performance profiling, debugging tools, and tracing frameworks (e.g., DTrace, Instruments, perf).
• Familiarity with data analysis, statistical modeling, or visualization techniques to interpret complex power and performance metrics.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $205,400 and $308,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• relocation

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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