Systems Performance Architect

Apple • Cupertino, CA

7h

About The Position

The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of
wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those
people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything
we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join
Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it. Are you up for the
challenge? Our System Performance Architecture group includes a team of
interdisciplinary Performance Architects, Engineers, Software Engineers, and
expert content creation Professionals who explore actual production workflows
and everyday use cases to enhance and improve customer experiences on current
and future systems. Our team is collaborative, creative and passionate about
what we do and the value we add in future product designs. Come join us!

DESCRIPTION

As a System Performance Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the
performance excellence of Mac and iPad systems under development. You will be
responsible for in-depth performance analysis of various workloads, from the
high-level Software APIs to the low-level micro-architectural details of the
hardware. Experience with system level performance spanning hardware (CPU, GPU,
DRAM, storage), software (OS drivers, applications), and other system
characteristics include thermals, power and acoustics is beneficial. You will be
in charge of presenting findings and providing insights to our executive leaders
in cooperation with a vast network of cross functional partners on both the
software, hardware and silicon teams. As a member of the Workflow Engineering
team, you will also be responsible for continuously curating and defining the
selection of workloads of interest that represent our customers for various
market segments, including but not limited to content creators, gamers,
developers, and everyday consumers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in EE or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of industry experience in performance analysis across System Architecture
• Hands-on experience in performance measurement, analysis, debug and optimization.
• Experience with power and thermal management technologies and firmware.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python and ability to learn new languages as needed

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree in EE/Computer Engineering and minimum of 10 years of experience in performance analysis across all of System Architecture
• Experience in OS, drivers and framework development is a plus
• Passion and desire to learn new things from deep technical topics to user workflows.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally from silicon to SW teams.
• Good communication and presentation skills of technical topics

Responsibilities

• in-depth performance analysis of various workloads, from the high-level Software APIs to the low-level micro-architectural details of the hardware
• presenting findings and providing insights to our executive leaders in cooperation with a vast network of cross functional partners on both the software, hardware and silicon teams
• continuously curating and defining the selection of workloads of interest that represent our customers for various market segments, including but not limited to content creators, gamers, developers, and everyday consumers

What This Job Offers

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