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Media-IP SoC Performance Architect, Platform Architecture

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CA$216.2k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Media-IP SoC Performance Architect at Apple. Responsible for performance models of complex multimedia IPs powering Apple SoCs. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define architecture, optimize performance/power/area, and provide data-driven architectural insights through performance models, data analysis, and ML techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with functional architects, design, and software teams to plan, implement, validate, and correlate high-level C++ performance models
  • Develop custom tools and approaches for analyzing and visualizing performance data, applying data science and machine learning techniques to provide architectural insights
  • Present performance study results to cross-functional teams to inform and drive architectural decisions
  • Validate performance models against the specification and correlating the model with RTL
  • Use and develop tools for analyzing traces from products and simulating the data flow for Media use cases to provide performance and power feedback to the architecture and software teams

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience with computer architecture and software engineering principles
  • Experience in C++ object-oriented software development
  • MS/PhD with 20+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Strong understanding of SoC architectures including fabrics, memory systems, QoS, arbitration, and queuing theory
  • Experience with performance model development and analysis, including data analytics, statistics, and applied machine learning
  • Expertise in C++ including latest STL libraries, with strong skills in modular object-oriented software architectures and design patterns
  • Proficiency in Python, Lua, and shell scripting languages
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills with ability to tackle complex architectural challenges
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting technical results to cross-functional audiences

Skills

Required:Performance model developmentC++PythonSystem architecture
Nice to have:Data analytics / ML for architecture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • Employee stock programs including RSU and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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