Performance Control Software Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $175,000–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 101 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 Software Engineer, Platform Architecture

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Performance Control Software Engineer - Platform Architecture joins the Platform Architecture team to measure, analyze, and control the relationship between power and performance across advanced systems. This role involves studying workload execution on Apple silicon to develop new operating system performance control features. Key responsibilities include designing and conducting experiments to characterize execution efficiency under physical constraints like temperature or power delivery, creating instrumentation and data visualizations, and prototyping in-kernel performance control algorithms. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams across processor architecture, silicon engineering, and software development to productize performance controls for various workloads. Required skills include experience in operating system design and kernel software development using C or C++. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of computer architecture, hardware performance monitoring instrumentation, and userland software development experience in C, C++, Swift, or Python.

Skills

C C++ Swift Python Operating System Design Computer Architecture Power Management Performance Monitoring Data Visualization Hardware Performance System Integration

What you'll do

Design and prototype kernel features for performance control, power management, and scheduling.
Conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency under physical constraints like temperature and power.
Analyze and illuminate power-performance tradeoffs using empirical methodologies.
Create instrumentation and data visualizations to monitor system performance.
Develop and productize software that controls the performance of workloads on Apple silicon.
Identify opportunities to improve measurement and control capabilities for Apple hardware.
Implement kernel-level performance control algorithms in C or C++.

What we're looking for

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
Master of Science in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree is preferred.
Experience with operating system design and implementation.
Kernel software development experience in C or C++.
Minimum of 10 years of 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.