Apple
Performance Control Software Engineer - Platform Architecture
$129K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or similar engineering degree; MS preferred.
About the job
Develops and evaluates operating-system software that controls power and performance across Apple platforms.
What you'll do
- Design, prototype, implement, and review kernel features for performance control, power management, and scheduling.
- Run experiments to characterize workload efficiency and power–performance tradeoffs, including effects of temperature and power delivery.
- Improve measurement and control capabilities through collaboration across architecture, silicon, operating system, and application teams.
What they ask for
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
- Academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.
Nice to have
- MS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
- Kernel development in C or C++, architecture or performance-monitoring knowledge, profiling and tracing tools, or data analysis and visualization experience.
Pay
USD $129,300 and $225,300 base salary
Tools
C, C++, Swift, Python, DTrace, Instruments, perf
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