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CPU Performance Engineer

Beaverton, OR · On-site

At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer ... software performance bottlenecks • Develop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated ...

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OS Performance Engineer, CoreOS

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$147K - $272K/yr

OS Performance Engineer, CoreOS The OS Performance team at Apple is seeking an exceptional Systems ... Apple's software and hardware ecosystem. This role involves working across the full software stack ...

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CPU Performance Engineer

CPU Performance Engineer

Apple

Beaverton, OR • On-site

Full-time

Posted 2 days ago

Apple rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 661 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

6th of 30 rated technology retailers

Job description

CPU Performance Engineer

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 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience in CPU performance architecture, micro-architecture design, and performance analysis
  • Experience working in a performance modeling environment
  • 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

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You'll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple's workplace Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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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

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