Performance Control Architect, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $216,200–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 148 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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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TL;DR · Performance Control Architect, Platform Architecture

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Performance Control Architect - Platform Architecture joins the Platform Architecture team to measure, analyze, and control the relationship between power and performance across advanced systems. The role involves studying workload execution on Apple silicon to invent new operating system performance control features. Key responsibilities include designing and conducting experiments to characterize execution efficiency under physical constraints like temperature or current limits, creating instrumentation and data visualizations, and prototyping innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms. The position requires collaborating with cross-functional teams across processor architecture, silicon engineering, and OS development to productize software that manages workload performance. Candidates should possess experience in operating system design and implementation, along with low-level software development skills in C or C++. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of computer architecture, hardware performance monitoring instrumentation, and userland experience with Swift or Python.

Skills

C C++ Swift Python Operating System Design Computer Architecture Hardware Performance Monitoring Data Visualization Silicon Engineering

What you'll do

Measure and analyze the relationship between power and performance on Apple silicon across all platforms.
Design and conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency under physical constraints like temperature or current limits.
Use empirical methodology to identify and analyze power-performance tradeoffs.
Create instrumentation and data visualizations to monitor system behavior.
Prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms for the operating system.
Identify opportunities to improve measurement and control capabilities of Apple SoCs.
Develop and productize software that controls workload performance across millions of devices.

What we're looking for

BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
MS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree is preferred.
Experience with operating system design and implementation.
System level or low level software development experience in C or C++.
Minimum of 20 years relevant industry experience is preferred.
Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation.
Userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift, or Python.