Media-IP SoC Performance Architect, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $216,200–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Media-IP SoC Performance Architect, Platform Architecture

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The Media-IP SoC Performance Architect, Platform Architecture joins a small, dynamic team responsible for the performance models of complex multi-media IPs powering various SoCs. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define new feature architectures and optimize trade-offs between performance, power, and area. Daily responsibilities include planning, implementing, and correlating high-level C++ performance models, developing custom tools for data visualization, and applying data science and machine learning techniques to provide architectural insights. You will validate models against specifications, correlate them with RTL, and analyze traces from products to simulate data flow for media use cases. Required skills include C++ object-oriented software development, computer architecture, and software engineering principles, with preferred proficiency in Python, Lua, shell scripting, and queuing theory.

Skills

C++ Python Lua SoC Architecture Machine Learning Data Science RTL Shell Scripting STL Queuing Theory Data Analytics Statistics Computer Architecture

What you'll do

Plan, implement, validate, and correlate high-level C++ performance models with functional architects and design teams.
Develop custom tools and approaches for analyzing and visualizing performance data using data science and machine learning.
Present performance study results to cross-functional teams to drive architectural decisions.
Validate performance models against specifications and correlate the models with RTL.
Analyze product traces and simulate data flow for media use cases to provide performance and power feedback.
Optimize trade-offs between performance, power, and area for complex multi-media IPs.

What we're looking for

Experience with computer architecture and software engineering principles.
Experience in C++ object-oriented software development.
MS/PhD with 20+ years of relevant industry experience (preferred).
Strong understanding of SoC architectures including fabrics, memory systems, QoS, arbitration, and queuing theory (preferred).
Experience with performance model development and analysis, including data analytics, statistics, and applied machine learning (preferred).
Expertise in C++ including latest STL libraries, with strong skills in modular object-oriented software architectures and design patterns (preferred).
Proficiency in Python, Lua, and shell scripting languages (preferred).
Bachelor’s degree.

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