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Performance Control Software Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CA$129.3k - $225.3kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Performance Control Software Engineer within Platform Architecture to measure, analyze and control the relationship between power and performance in Apple’s systems. Responsible for studying workload execution on Apple silicon across platforms, inventing OS performance control features, designing experiments, creating instrumentation and visualizations, prototyping in-kernel performance control algorithms, collaborating across teams, and productizing software that manages performance for hundreds of millions of Apple products.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in the design, prototyping, implementation and code review of kernel features related to performance control, power management and scheduling.
  • Design and conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency and the effects of physical constraints such as temperature or power delivery.
  • Use excellent empirical methodology to illuminate power–performance tradeoffs.
  • Influence a broad cross-functional audience spanning processor architecture, silicon engineering, system integration, OS development and application software performance evaluation.
  • Find opportunities to improve the measurement and control capabilities of Apple silicon.

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
  • Academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.
  • MS in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
  • Kernel software development experience in C or C++.
  • Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation.
  • Userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift or Python.
  • Experience with system-level performance profiling, debugging tools, and tracing frameworks (e.g., DTrace, Instruments, perf).
  • Familiarity with data analysis, statistical modeling, or visualization techniques to interpret complex power and performance metrics.

Skills

Required:Kernel development (C/C++)Operating system design and implementationSystem-level performance profiling, debugging and tracingC, C++, Swift, Python

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition.
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (where eligible) and relocation support.
  • Stock programs including discretionary RSU awards and opportunities to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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