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Apple

Systems Performance Architect

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$206K/yr

... and other system characteristics (thermals, power, acoustics). This spans performance modeling, guiding architecture tradeoffs, performance verification, performance debug, and workload ...

Apple

Systems Performance Architect

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$150K - $277K/yr

The System Performance Architecture team is responsible for all aspects of performance spanning ... system characteristics (thermals, power, acoustics). This spans performance modeling, guiding ...

Apple Inc.

Systems Performance Architect

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$150K - $277K/yr

... and other system characteristics (thermals, power, acoustics). This spans performance modeling, guiding architecture tradeoffs, performance verification, performance debug, and workload ...

Intel

CPU Performance Architect

Austin, TX · On-site

$165K/yr

You will be at the forefront of designing and developing CPU logic, ensuring power, performance ... system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the architecture and ...

Intel Corporation

CPU Performance Architect

Austin, TX · On-site

$165K/yr

You will be at the forefront of designing and developing CPU logic, ensuring power, performance ... system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the architecture and ...

Apple

Data Center Systems Power Architect

Austin, TX · On-site

$184K - $324K/yr

... improvements in performance, power efficiency and cost. Authoring System Architecture ... specifications, block diagrams, and conduct review with the product teams. Analyzing, guiding and ...

Apple

Data Center Systems Power Architect

Austin, TX · On-site

$184K - $324K/yr

... improvements in performance, power efficiency and cost. Authoring System Architecture ... specifications, block diagrams, and conduct review with the product teams. Analyzing, guiding and ...

Qualcomm

System Performance Engineer, Staff

San Diego, CA · On-site

$148K - $222K/yr

In the role of System Performance Engineer, you will collaborate with software, hardware, and architecture teams to optimize power, performance, and thermal behavior of the system and be a technical ...

Qualcomm

System Performance Engineer, Senior

San Diego, CA · On-site

$122K - $183K/yr

System power/performance analysis tools and techniques. * Computer hardware and architecture understanding. * Knowledge of SW Power management stacks and scheduler behavior. Compensation & Benefits ...

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Systems Performance Architect

Cupertino, CA • On-site

Apple
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
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$206K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Every single day, people do amazing things at Apple! Do you want to impact billions of users by developing an extraordinary product with a prime focus on accuracy, understandability, and performance of the product? Dynamic, Inspiring people and Innovative technologies are the norm here.
The System Performance Architecture team is responsible for all aspects of performance spanning hardware (CPU, GPU, DRAM, storage), software (OS, drivers, applications), and other system characteristics (thermals, power, acoustics). This spans performance modeling, guiding architecture tradeoffs, performance verification, performance debug, and workload characterization.
Our team is collaborative, creative and passionate about what we do and the value we add in future product designs.
Come join us!
Description
We have an outstanding opportunity for a Performance Architect to contribute to the characterization and optimization of future Apple Silicon platforms. This position is a multi-disciplinary engineering role encompassing computer system design, workload analysis, and performance modeling. The candidate will need the skills to dissect complex workloads (specifically AI and ML), identify architectural bottlenecks, and influence the definition of our next-generation SoCs to advance our products' performance, power, and thermal efficiency.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in EE or Computer Engineering and minimum 3 years of experience in Computer Architecture, performance analysis, or hardware modeling
Understanding of CPU/GPU/NPU microarchitecture concepts (pipelines, caches, coherence, etc.)
Experience in performance analysis and modeling
Expert in Python scripting /C++ coding Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree in EE/Computer Engineering or equivalent of relevant working experience is preferred
Experience with workload characterization tools (e.g., hardware performance counters, instruction tracers, profilers)
Experience with GPU APIs, OpenGL, OpenCL, DirectX, Metal.
Expertise in one or more focused areas (CPU/GPU, System Architecture, Compiler/SW Stack). Areas could include core/shader micro-architecture, texture pipeline, caching, or memory subsystem design for the SoC. System Areas examples could include IO, Storage, or DRAM Subsystem.
Exposure to modeling in constrained environments (ie under thermal, power delivery, power management constraints)
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences across hardware and software teams

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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.

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Year founded

1976

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