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: 136 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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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 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 innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms. The position requires collaborating with cross-functional teams across processor architecture, silicon engineering, and OS development. Candidates should possess experience in operating system design and implementation, along with proficiency in C, C++, Swift, or Python. Technical expertise in computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation is essential to solve complex power-performance tradeoffs for products utilizing Apple silicon technology.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Design and prototype kernel features for performance control, power management, and scheduling.
Measure and analyze the relationship between power and performance across Apple silicon platforms.
Conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency under physical constraints like temperature and power delivery.
Create instrumentation tools and data visualizations to identify power-performance tradeoffs.
Develop and prototype innovative in-kernel algorithms for performance control.
Productize software that controls workload performance on millions of consumer devices.
Identify opportunities to improve the measurement and control capabilities of Apple silicon hardware.

What we're looking for

Hold a BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
Possess academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.
Hold an MS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
Have kernel software development experience in C or C++.
Possess knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation.
Have userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift, or Python.

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