Systems Architect

The Systems Performance Architecture team at Apple is seeking a talented Systems Architect to join their innovative team. This role is crucial in shaping the future of Mac and iPad performance through sophisticated modeling and optimization.

The team is responsible for modeling performance of Macs and iPads across a large suite of workloads prior to prototype builds, ensuring performance targets are met through software optimizations, power tuning, and bug fixes. They provide architectural support to silicon engineering teams and evaluate performance and efficiency of hardware and system options for future Mac and iPad designs.

As a Systems Architect, you will:

• Guide architecture tradeoff decisions at an executive level
• Collaborate with multiple teams to understand, model, and guide development
• Work with creative professionals to develop new workflows
• Engage in kernel-level and high-level software feature development
• Generate performance projections for future systems
• Assist in complex performance debugging activities

The ideal candidate will have:

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 5+ years of industry experience with system-level performance
• Strong understanding of computer architecture
• Expertise in software development and performance analysis
• Experience with CPU, GPU, and ML architectures
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Strong communication and mentoring skills

This role offers a competitive compensation package including:

• Base salary range: $175,800 - $312,200
• Equity through restricted stock units and employee stock purchase program
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Education reimbursement
• Various discounts on Apple products and services

Join Apple's Systems Performance Architecture team and help create the next generation of high-performance computing systems that millions of users rely on daily.