Performance Control Software Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $129,300–$225,300 / yr
Posted: 50 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Performance Control Software Engineer, Platform Architecture

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The Performance Control Software Engineer - Platform Architecture joins the Platform Architecture team to measure, analyze, and control the relationship between power and performance in advanced systems. This role involves studying workload execution on Apple silicon to invent new operating system performance control features. Key responsibilities include designing and conducting performance experiments, creating instrumentation and data visualizations, and prototyping innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms. The engineer will participate in the design, prototyping, and code review of kernel features related to power management and scheduling. Required skills include experience with operating system design and implementation. Preferred qualifications include kernel software development in C or C++, knowledge of computer architecture, and experience with system-level performance profiling using tools like DTrace, Instruments, and perf, alongside data analysis and statistical modeling.

Skills

C C++ Swift Python Computer Architecture Performance Profiling DTrace Instruments perf Data Visualization Statistical Modeling Hardware Performance Monitoring

What you'll do

Design, prototype, and implement kernel features for performance control, power management, and scheduling.
Conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency and the effects of temperature or power delivery.
Use empirical methodology to analyze and illuminate power-performance tradeoffs.
Create instrumentation and data visualizations to monitor system performance.
Prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms.
Productize software that controls the performance of workloads across all Apple platforms.
Identify opportunities to improve the measurement and control capabilities of Apple silicon.

What we're looking for

BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
Academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.
MS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree (preferred).
Kernel software development experience in C or C++ (preferred).
Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation (preferred).
Userland software development experience in C, C++, Swift, or Python (preferred).
Experience with system-level performance profiling, debugging tools, and tracing frameworks (preferred).
Familiarity with data analysis, statistical modeling, or visualization techniques (preferred).

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