Apple
CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
$150K–$225K
Austin, Texas +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Beaverton, Oregon
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience preferred; no minimum years stated.
- Education
- BS degree
About the job
Analyzes CPU workloads and simulations to identify performance bottlenecks and develop and evaluate micro-architecture improvements for future Apple products.
What you'll do
- Analyze single- and multi-threaded workloads to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
- Model and assess CPU micro-architecture ideas with CPU designers, including branch prediction, prefetchers, and pipelines.
- Maintain and improve the simulation environment to support data-driven decisions and team productivity.
What they ask for
- BS degree
- Experience with CPU architecture and micro-architecture
- Experience in performance and/or power simulation environments
- Coding experience with object-oriented programming in C and C++, and scripting languages such as Perl or Python
Nice to have
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience
- MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Pay
$150,400 and $225,300 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Perl, Python
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