CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,700–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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The CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture joins the CPU Architecture and Performance Team to drive advanced exploration for next generation iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures. This role focuses on CPU micro-architecture, specifically pushing boundaries in branch prediction, code and data prefetchers, novel prediction schemes, and CPU pipelines. You will identify bottlenecks by analyzing single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads, collecting measurements to validate ideas, and collaborating with designers to assess feasibility through modeling and RTL. Key responsibilities include maintaining the simulation environment to enable data-driven decisions. Required skills include experience with CPU architecture, performance and power simulation environments, and coding in C, C++, Perl, or Python. The work involves solving complex micro-architecture problems to improve performance across various product categories and hardware designs.

Skills

CPU Architecture Micro-architecture C C++ Python Perl SIMD Vector Architectures RTL Data Structures Algorithms Software Design Patterns OS Internals Compiler Technologies Branch Prediction Prefetchers

What you'll do

Research and develop innovations in branch prediction, prefetchers, and CPU pipelines.
Collect and analyze data measurements to validate or rule out architectural improvements.
Assess the feasibility of micro-architecture ideas through modeling and RTL correlation.
Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads to identify performance bottlenecks.
Maintain and improve the CPU simulation environment to enable data-driven decisions.
Identify opportunities to boost the productivity of the CPU architecture and performance team.

What we're looking for

Experience with CPU architecture and micro-architecture.
Experience in performance and/or power simulation environments.
Coding experience including object-oriented programming with C and C++.
Experience in scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
10+ years of relevant industry experience (preferred).
MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science (preferred).
Understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design patterns, SIMD/vector architectures, and OS/compiler technologies (preferred).

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