CPU Performance and Workload Analysis Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Beaverton, OR
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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TL;DR · CPU Performance and Workload Analysis Engineer, Platform Architecture

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The CPU Performance and Workload Analysis Engineer, Platform Architecture joins the CPU Architecture and Performance Team to bridge the gap between hardware and software development. This role involves profiling and analyzing existing and emerging workloads, such as those in ML and AR/VR, within CPU and SoC simulation environments. You will develop and maintain performance and trace analysis tools, create visual extensions for data analysis, and automate performance analysis infrastructure. The position requires using C, C++, and scripting languages like Perl, Python, or Javascript to optimize code for CPU designs. By analyzing real user workloads on simulators and prototype devices, you will identify hardware advancement opportunities and guide future CPU roadmap decisions, ensuring that software applications map efficiently to modern client and server hardware architectures.

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CPU Architecture Micro-architecture C C++ Python Perl Javascript SoC ML Performance Analysis Compiler Technology OS Internals Data Analysis Frameworks Simulation

What you'll do

Profile and analyze existing and emerging workloads within CPU and SoC simulation environments.
Develop and maintain performance and trace analysis tools.
Implement visual extensions to assist internal teams and software partners with data analysis.
Run and analyze workloads on simulators and prototype devices.
Automate performance analysis infrastructure to streamline data collection.
Develop domain expertise in emerging fields like ML and AR/VR to identify hardware advancement opportunities.
Analyze workloads in new product areas to guide CPU roadmap decisions.
Work with software developers to optimize code for specific CPU designs and roadmaps.

What we're looking for

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.
MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field (preferred).
10+ years of relevant experience (preferred).
Knowledge of OS internals, compiler technology, and common performance benchmarks (preferred).
Bachelor’s degree.