Performance Modeling Software Architect, Platform Architecture

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical and dental coverage

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Apple, Inc. seeks an upbeat SOC Performance Modeling SW Architect to shape the architecture of future devices.

You will develop high-performance C++ models, collaborate across SOC teams, and enable rapid exploration of design ideas. You will work on the full life cycle of performance modeling, from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation, ensuring maintainability and AI-friendly design for fast iteration across CPUs, GPUs, ML components and IPs.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in CS or EE is preferred and shows deep technical depth.
• 20+ years of relevant experience in hardware/software modeling.
• Experience with multi-paradigm software development in C++.
• Experience with multi-language programming environments and tool selection.
• Familiarity with compiler exploration and code transformation concepts.
• Ability to design code for AI-assisted reasoning and navigation.
• Experience with architectural/micro-architectural performance modeling.

Responsibilities

• Appreciate the good parts of C++, and leverage them to maximize model utility.
• Develop APIs that can be used by non-expert C++ developers.
• Train AI agents and non-expert developers on idiomatic code and methods.
• Help ensure our codebase is structured for AI-assisted development tools.
• Write clear, self-documenting code with consistent conventions and modules.
• Learn about SoC IP and chip-level architecture trends.
• Work on data analysis pipelines, visualization methods, and regression testing.
• Run performance simulations and carefully present results.

Skills

C++

Python

Data analysis

Performance modeling

AI tooling

Code readability

Education

MS or PhD in CS or EE

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Compiler explorer

Binding C++ to other languages

Job description

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.

In this role, you will be a member of the system-on-chip (SOC) performance team, working within the Hardware Technologies organization to shape the architecture of Apple's future devices. Our team initiates and fosters deep collaboration between the SOC architecture, design, power, and software teams, to deliver world-class caches/memory system. The end goal is to provide the best customer experience in the world by enabling all the CPUs, GPUs, Machine Learning, Camera, Display, and Connectivity components on our chips to work seamlessly together.

We are seeking an upbeat and highly motivated SOC Performance Modeling SW Architect to work on our performance models and infrastructure.

Description

You will be tasked with ensuring Apple's ability to produce high quality, timely data to drive world class hardware designs. You will collaborate with engineers across the organization to translate design space studies into well written software models. You will develop your ability to transform the hardware execution model into high-performance C++. You will be involved with the full life-cycle of performance modeling, from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation. Last, but not least, you'll be expected to pay close attention to the performance, maintainability, and flexibility of the simulator, making sure hardware architects can quickly iterate on experiments.

Responsibilities

• Appreciate the good parts of C++, and leveraging the language to maximize the utility of our software models
• Develop APIs that can be used by non-expert C++ developers
• Train AI agents and non-expert C++ developers on idiomatic code and methods
• Help ensure our codebase is structured for effective use with AI-assisted development tools
• Write clear, self-documenting code with consistent conventions, meaningful naming, and well-organized modules
• Learn about the state of the art in SoC IP and chip-level architecture
• Work on data analysis pipelines, visualization methodologies, continuous regression testing
• Run performance simulations
• Careful analysis and presentation of simulation results

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in CS, EE or related field
• 20+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with multi-paradigm software development in C++
• Experience with multi-language programming environments, and selecting the right tool or language for the job
• Experience with compiler explorer and understanding the transformations the compiler is performing on your code
• Experience thinking about code as something that will be read by both humans and machines, and instituting conventions, structure, and documentation that make a codebase tractable for AI-assisted reasoning and navigation
• Experience with architectural, micro-architectural performance modeling

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in hardware architecture and design issues
• Experience coding in C++ and Python and binding C++ to other languages
• Experience with computer architecture and software engineering principles
• Experience with data structures and algorithms
• Experience using software models to collect behavioral characteristics, and transforming that data into compelling performance analysis

Pay & Benefits

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 $216,200 and $324,800, 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. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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