Silicon Kernel Performance Engineer for Power & Efficiency

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Retirement benefits

Relocation assistance

Stock programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an exceptional OS kernel performance engineer to push the boundary of performance on Apple Silicon platforms, spanning iOS, macOS and beyond.

You will analyze and optimize OS performance, drive kernel and runtime design improvements for scheduling, memory and power efficiency, and collaborate with hardware architects and chip design teams to influence future CPUs and memory subsystems across Apple devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficiency in C programming language.
• Strong understanding of OS fundamentals.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to drive development and performance optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize OS performance on Apple Silicon platforms.
• Drive kernel and runtime design optimizations for scheduling, memory and power efficiency.
• Collaborate with hardware architects and chip design teams to drive optimizations for Apple Silicon.
• Engage across teams to improve end-to-end system performance across product lines.

Skills

C programming

OS fundamentals

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Instruments

VTune

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an exceptional OS kernel performance engineer to push the boundary of performance on Apple Silicon platforms, spanning iOS, macOS and beyond.

You will analyze and optimize OS performance, drive kernel and runtime design improvements for scheduling, memory and power efficiency, and collaborate with hardware architects and chip design teams to influence future CPUs and memory subsystems across Apple devices.