Apple
CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
$135K–$225K
Austin, Texas +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Beaverton, Oregon
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cupertino, California - Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience preferred; no minimum years stated.
- Education
- BS degree
About the job
Define and optimize CPU and cache microarchitecture by analyzing workloads, identifying performance bottlenecks, and modeling improvements for next-generation Apple products.
What you'll do
- Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with CPU and SoC designers to model and assess microarchitecture ideas, including feasibility and model correlation.
- Maintain and improve the simulation environment to support data-driven decisions and team productivity.
What they ask for
- BS degree
- Experience in CPU and SOC architecture and micro-architecture
- Experience with performance simulation environments
- Object-oriented programming experience in C/C++ and scripting experience in Perl or Python
Nice to have
- Knowledge of memory latency tolerance techniques or CPU memory subsystem topics such as prefetching and caching policies
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience; MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Pay
$150,400 and $225,300 (base salary); $134,700 and $203,000 (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Perl, Python
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