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CPU Performance & Workload Analysis Architect, Platform Architecture

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin), Hybrid (Beaverton), Hybrid (Santa Clara)Full-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Role focused on profiling, analyzing, and optimizing CPU architectures and workloads across CPU/SoC and software teams. Interfaces between CPU, system, and software groups to drive data-driven performance improvements and roadmap decisions. Develops tools, performs workload analysis, and advances expertise in emerging domains (e.g., ML, AR/VR) to inform hardware opportunities and software optimization.

Responsibilities

  • Profile and analyze existing and emerging workloads, bring up in CPU/SOC simulation environment
  • Develop and maintain performance and trace analysis tools
  • Develop and implement visual extensions to assist with data analysis that can be used internally and also by the various software partners in Apple
  • Run and analyze workloads on simulators and prototype devices as well as work on developing and automating performance analysis infrastructure
  • Develop domain expertise in emerging fields (ex: ML, AR/VR) in order to both identify hardware advancement opportunities and assist software teams in optimizing for our devices.
  • Profile and analyze workload in potential new product areas to help guide CPU roadmap decisions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience with CPU architecture and micro-architecture
  • Object-oriented programming experience with C and C++
  • Experience in scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Javascript
  • Experience with CPU performance analysis and associated tools
  • Experience with common performance benchmarks
  • MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 20+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience working multi-functionally with people of very diverse backgrounds
  • Demonstrated communication, influence, and negotiation skills
  • Technical documentation skills
  • Knowledge of visual/UI, data analysis frameworks and modern AI tools
  • Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology

Skills

Required:CPU architectureC and C++Scripting languagesPerformance analysisBenchmarksCommunication and collaboration
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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