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The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The ... Description • Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and ...

The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The ... Description • Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and ...

The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The ... Description • Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and ...

Network Hardware Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$150 - $200/hr

As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other ... Austin, TX Job Title Network Hardware Engineer Role Summary As a pivotal technical contributor ...

Pack Performance Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$130K - $160K/yr

Own performance-attribute definition and specification across the battery system * Build and ... Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across systems, controls, hardware, and vehicle ...

Debug performance issues across the full stack from application to hardware * Implement custom ... Strong CUDA programming skills with production kernel development * Deep understanding of GPU ...

... of hardware updates; and providing data, metrics, dashboards, and analysis to substantiate ... Performance Engineering, Benchmarking, and/or Validation. * Bachelor's degree in Computer ...

The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The ... performance simulator Preferred Qualifications Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical ...

The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The ... performance simulator Preferred Qualifications Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical ...

The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The ... performance simulator Preferred Qualifications Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical ...

$150 - $200/hr

As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other ... Austin, TX Job Title Network Hardware Engineer Role Summary As a pivotal technical contributor ...

$130K - $160K/yr

Own performance-attribute definition and specification across the battery system * Build and ... Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across systems, controls, hardware, and vehicle ...

This role is designed for an exceptional engineer focused on improving software performance ... Contribute to performance optimization across different hardware architectures, CPUs, cloud ...

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for hardware performance engineer in the United States is $146,230.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $123,500.00 and $163,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Infographic showing various Hardware Performance Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 3% Internship, 89% Full Time, and 8% Contract. Highlights an 97% In-person, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $146,230 per year, or $70.3 per hour.

CPU Performance Engineer

Austin, TX • On-site

Apple
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 10K+ employees

Full-time

Re-posted 19 days ago


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Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 684 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.
In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort working with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.
Description
• Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams
• Identify and devise solutions for hardware and software performance bottlenecks
• Develop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated infrastructure
• Develop new performance exploration and correlation tools and processes
• Collaborate with software and system teams to identify, profile, and optimize critical workloads for CPU performance and power
• Correlate performance of RTL with CPU performance simulator
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
Academic or industry experience in CPU performance architecture, micro-architecture design, and performance analysis
Academic or industry experience working in a performance modeling environment
Academic or industry experience using C/C++
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
Proficiency in scripting languages including Perl and Python
Knowledge and experience with common performance benchmarks and workloads
Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology a plus
Ability to problem solve and prove your own ideas

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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976