CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple • Austin, TX

6h

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and confident individual to join the CPU Architecture and Performance Team. This team is driving advanced exploration for next-generation iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures. As a CPU Performance Engineer with a focus on CPU micro-architecture, you will be part of a team that is pushing the boundaries of innovation in the area of branch prediction, code/data prefetchers, novel prediction schemes, and CPU pipelines. You will seek out areas for improvement while collecting data and measurements that either confirm the idea or rule it out. You will collaborate with experienced CPU designers in micro-architecture and RTL to assess the feasibility of ideas through modeling, refine ideas and model correlation, and seed new ideas. The role requires the analysis of specific single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads across existing and new product categories to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement. We collaborate as a larger CPU architecture and performance team to maintain and improve the simulation environment to enable data-driven decisions and look for ways to boost the productivity of the entire team.

Requirements

• BS degree
• Experience with CPU architecture and micro-architecture
• Experience in performance and/or power simulation environments
• Coding experience including object-oriented programming with C and C++
• Experience in scripting languages such as Perl or Python
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Communication, influence and negotiation skills

Nice To Haves

• MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Understanding of common data structures and algorithms
• Knowledge in software design patterns
• Familiarity with SIMD and vector architectures
• Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technologies
• Comfortable in an environment of uncertainty and able to walk through ambiguities

Responsibilities

• Drive advanced exploration for next generation iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures
• Push the boundaries of innovation in branch prediction, code/data prefetchers, novel prediction schemes, and CPU pipelines
• Seek out areas for improvement while collecting data and measurements
• Collaborate with experienced CPU designers in micro-architecture and RTL to assess feasibility through modeling
• Refine ideas and model correlation
• Seed new ideas
• Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads across existing and new product categories to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement
• Maintain and improve the simulation environment to enable data-driven decisions
• Look for ways to boost the productivity of the entire team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior