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Performance Control Software Engineer - Platform Architecture

Cupertino, CAOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • performance control
  • power management
  • operating system
  • Apple silicon
  • in-kernel algorithms
  • performance experiments
  • instrumentation
  • data visualizations
  • performance algorithms
  • system performance

Nice to have

  • MS in Computer Science
  • kernel software development
  • computer architecture
  • hardware performance monitoring
  • userland software development
  • system-level performance profiling

Role summary

Apple is seeking a Performance Control Software Engineer to join their Platform Architecture team. This role involves measuring, analyzing, and controlling the power-performance relationship in advanced systems by studying workload execution on Apple silicon. You will invent new operating system performance control features, design and conduct performance experiments, create instrumentation and data visualizations, and prototype in-kernel performance control algorithms. The position requires collaboration across teams and productizing software that controls performance for millions of Apple products worldwide. A BS in Computer Science or related engineering field is required, with academic or practical experience in operating system design and implementation.

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Description


Platform Architecture is looking for a Performance Control Software Engineer to measure, analyze and control the relationship between power and performance in Apple’s most advanced systems. In this position, you will study the execution of workloads on Apple silicon across all Apple platforms and leverage that understanding to invent new operating system performance control features. You will design and conduct performance experiments, create instrumentation and data visualizations, prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms, collaborate with teams ranging from the core operating system through user-facing applications, and productize the software that controls the performance of every workload executed on hundreds of millions of Apple products around the world.

Minimum Qualifications


BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree. Academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.

Preferred Qualifications


MS in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree. Kernel software development experience in C or C++. Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation. Userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift or Python. Experience with system-level performance profiling, debugging tools, and tracing frameworks (e.g., DTrace, Instruments, perf). Familiarity with data analysis, statistical modeling, or visualization techniques to interpret complex power and performance metrics.

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