SOC Performance Modeling Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, is seeking a Performance Modeling Software Engineer to help shape the architecture of future devices.

You will translate hardware exploration into high-performance C++ models and collaborate with SOC architecture, design, power, and software teams to optimize caches, memory systems, and cross-component cooperation. The role covers end-to-end performance modeling—from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation—focusing on fast iteration, maintainable

Qualifications

• Experience in hardware architecture and design issues.
• Experience coding in C++ and Python.
• Experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with computer architecture and software engineering principles.
• Experience with multi-paradigm software development in C++.
• Experience with multi-language programming environments.
• Experience with architectural, micro-architectural performance modeling.

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
• Careful analysis and presentation of simulation results

Skills

C++

Python

Data structures & algorithms

Hardware architecture knowledge

Education

MS or PhD in CS/EE

Tools

Compiler Explorer

Multi-language environments

AI-assisted tooling

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, is seeking a Performance Modeling Software Engineer to help shape the architecture of future devices.

You will translate hardware exploration into high-performance C++ models and collaborate with SOC architecture, design, power, and software teams to optimize caches, memory systems, and cross-component cooperation. The role covers end-to-end performance modeling—from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation—focusing on fast iteration, maintainable