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CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (Beaverton, OR), Hybrid (Cambridge, MA), Hybrid (Cupertino, CA)Posted 3d ago

About the role

CPU Platform Architecture team focused on pushing single-threaded and multi-threaded CPU performance across Apple products. Role involves defining and optimizing CPU and cache micro-architecture, identifying bottlenecks, modeling feasibility, and collaborating with CPU/SoC designers to drive next-generation designs for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and server CPUs.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads across existing and new product categories to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Engage with CPU and SoC designers in micro-architecture and RTL to assess feasibility of ideas through modeling, refine ideas and model correlation, and seed new ideas.
  • Collaborate within a larger CPU architecture and performance team to maintain and improve the simulation environment to enable data-driven decisions and boost team productivity.

Qualifications

  • BS degree
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
  • Experience in CPU and SOC architecture and micro-architecture
  • Experience with performance simulation environments
  • Object-oriented programming experience in C/C++
  • Experience in a scripting language such as Perl or Python
  • Knowledge of memory latency tolerance techniques or other aspects of CPU memory subsystem (i.e. prefetching, caching policies)
  • Understanding of common data structures and algorithms
  • Familiarity with SIMD, vector, or accelerator architectures
  • Familiarity with MP performance
  • Comfortable in an environment of uncertainty and able to navigate through ambiguities
  • Experience in a research-driven environment

Skills

Required:CPU and SOC architecturePerformance modeling and simulationC/C++ programmingScripting (Python or Perl)Memory subsystem concepts
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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