Apple
CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
$166K–$278K
Austin, Texas +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Beaverton, Oregon
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cupertino, California - Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience preferred.
- Education
- BS degree; MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science preferred.
About the job
Advance next-generation CPU designs by analyzing workloads, identifying memory-subsystem performance bottlenecks, and evaluating CPU and cache microarchitecture improvements through modeling.
What you'll do
- Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities.
- Collaborate with CPU and SoC designers to model and evaluate 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 experience in a scripting language such as Perl or Python
Nice to have
- Knowledge of memory latency tolerance techniques or other aspects of CPU memory subsystem (i.e. prefetching, caching policies)
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience; MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science; understanding of common data structures and algorithms; familiarity with SIMD, vector, or accelerator architectures; familiarity with MP performance; experience in a research-driven environment
Pay
$184,700 and $277,600 (base salary); $165,800 and $249,500 (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Perl, Python
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