CPU Performance Engineer

Apple Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) Computer Engineering Microarchitecture Perl (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) Systems Architecture Scripting Information Technology Software Performance

Job description

  • Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams

  • Identify and devise solutions for hardware and software performance bottlenecks

  • Develop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated infrastructure

  • Develop new performance exploration and correlation tools and processes

  • Collaborate with software and system teams to identify, profile, and optimize critical workloads for CPU performance and power

  • Correlate performance of RTL with CPU performance simulator

Requirements

Do you have experience in System architecture design?, Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Proficiency in scripting languages including Perl and Python

Knowledge and experience with common performance benchmarks and workloads

Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology a plus

Ability to problem solve and prove your own ideas, Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience

Experience in CPU performance architecture, micro-architecture design, and performance analysis

Experience working in a performance modeling environment

Experience using C/C++

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About the company

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.

In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort working with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.

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