{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"919a7caa8d78686a14172746","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/919a7caa8d78686a14172746","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/919a7caa8d78686a14172746","title":"CPU Performance Engineer","description":"Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.\n\nIn this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort working with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.\n\nDescription\n\nArchitect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams\n\nIdentify and devise solutions for hardware and software performance bottlenecks\n\nDevelop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated infrastructure\n\nDevelop new performance exploration and correlation tools and processes\n\nCollaborate with software and system teams to identify, profile, and optimize critical workloads for CPU performance and power\n\nCorrelate performance of RTL with CPU performance simulator\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nBachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science\n\nProficiency in scripting languages including Perl and Python\n\nKnowledge and experience with common performance benchmarks and workloads\n\nKnowledge of OS internals and compiler technology a plus\n\nAbility to problem solve and prove your own ideas\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n\nMinimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience\n\nExperience in CPU performance architecture, micro-architecture design, and performance analysis\n\nExperience working in a performance modeling environment\n\nExperience using C/C++\n\nApple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. 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