CPU Performance Engineer
Description For CPU Performance Engineer
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. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it!
In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort working with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will collaborate with software and system teams to identify and profile critical workloads for CPU performance and power, develop representative benchmarks, and work closely with Architecture and Micro-Architecture teams to optimize performance.
As a CPU Performance Engineer, you'll be responsible for capturing key workloads for simulation, identifying hardware and software bottlenecks, and developing automated performance analysis infrastructure. Your work will directly impact the performance and efficiency of Apple's cutting-edge hardware products.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in CPU architecture and performance analysis with strong collaborative skills. You'll work with cross-functional teams to drive improvements in CPU performance and power efficiency, contributing to Apple's next generation of innovative products.
This role offers the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology at one of the world's most influential tech companies, with access to state-of-the-art tools and resources. You'll be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of hardware performance while maintaining Apple's high standards for user experience and product quality.
Responsibilities For CPU Performance Engineer
- Collaborate with software and system teams to identify and profile critical workloads for CPU performance and power
- Develop representative benchmarks for CPU critical workloads
- Capture key workloads for simulation on CPU performance model
- Identify hardware and software performance bottlenecks
- Work closely with the Architecture, Micro-Architecture, and RTL teams in identification of solutions
- Run and analyze workloads on simulators and prototype devices
- Work on developing and automating performance analysis infrastructure
Requirements For CPU Performance Engineer
- Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
- Academic or industry experience in CPU performance architecture, micro-architecture design, performance analysis
- Academic or industry experience working in a performance modeling environment
- Academic or industry experience using C/C++
- Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science preferred
- Proficiency in scripting languages including Perl and Python preferred
- Knowledge and experience with common performance benchmarks and workloads preferred
- Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology a plus
- Ability to problem solve and prove your own ideas
