Apple · 4 months ago
CPU Performance Engineer - Platform Architecture
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$147K/yr - $272K/yr
3+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and commitment to excellence. The CPU Platform Architecture team is responsible for enhancing CPU performance across Apple products, seeking a motivated individual to define and optimize CPU and cache micro-architecture. This role involves identifying performance bottlenecks, collaborating with CPU designers, and improving simulation environments to drive data-driven decisions.
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Responsibilities
Define and optimize CPU and cache micro-architecture
Identify performance bottlenecks and evaluate ideas to address them
Engage with CPU and SoC designers in micro-architecture and RTL to assess feasibility of ideas through modeling
Refine ideas and model correlation, and seed new ideas
Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement
Collaborate with the CPU architecture and performance team to maintain and improve the simulation environment
Qualification
Required
BS degree
Knowledge of CPU and SOC architecture and micro-architecture
Familiarity with performance simulation environments
Coding skills, including object-oriented programming with C/C++
Experience in a scripting language such as Perl or Python
Preferred
Knowledge of memory latency tolerance techniques or other aspects of CPU memory subsystem (i.e. prefetching, caching policies)
3+ 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
Comfortable in an environment of uncertainty and able to navigate through ambiguities
Experience in a research-driven environment
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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