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# Performance Modeling Software Engineer, Platform Architecture

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $147,400.0 - $220,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Computing Platforms, C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Python (Programming Language), Programming Environments, Regression Testing, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=08cb18ae604c7d84

## About the Role

Do you have experience in System architecture design?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, We are seeking an upbeat and highly motivated SOC Performance Modeling SW Engineer to work on our performance models and infrastructure., MS or PhD in CS, EE or related field

3+ years of relevant experience

Experience with multi-paradigm software development in C++

Experience with multi-language programming environments, and selecting the right tool or language for the job

Experience with compiler explorer and understanding the transformations the compiler is performing on your code

Experience thinking about code as something that will be read by both humans and machines, and instituting conventions, structure, and documentation that make a codebase tractable for AI-assisted reasoning and navigation

Experience with architectural, micro-architectural performance modeling

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

Experience in hardware architecture and design issues

Experience coding in C++ and Python

Experience with computer architecture and software engineering principles

Experience with data structures and algorithms

## Description

You will be tasked with ensuring Apple's ability to produce high quality, timely data to drive world class hardware designs. You will collaborate with engineers across the organization to translate design space studies into well written software models. You will develop your ability to transform the hardware execution model into high-performance C++. You will be involved with the full life-cycle of performance modeling, from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation. Last, but not least, you'll be expected to pay close attention to the performance, maintainability, and flexibility of the simulator, making sure hardware architects can quickly iterate on experiments.","responsibilities":"Appreciate the good parts of C++, and leveraging the language to maximize the utility of our software models

Develop APIs that can be used by non-expert C++ developers

Train AI agents and non-expert C++ developers on idiomatic code and methods

Help ensure our codebase is structured for effective use with AI-assisted development tools

Write clear, self-documenting code with consistent conventions, meaningful naming, and well-organized modules

Learn about the state of the art in SoC IP and chip-level architecture

Work on data analysis pipelines, visualization methodologies, continuous regression testing

Run performance simulations


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