Performance Modeling Software Architect, Platform Architecture

Performance Modeling Software Architect, Platform ArchitectureImagine 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! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. In this role, you will be a member of the system-on-chip (SOC) performance team, working within the Hardware Technologies organization to shape the architecture of Apple's future devices. Our team initiates and fosters deep collaboration between the SOC architecture, design, power, and software teams, to deliver world-class caches/memory system. The end goal is to provide the best customer experience in the world by enabling all the CPUs, GPUs, Machine Learning, Camera, Display, and Connectivity components on our chips to work seamlessly together. We are seeking an upbeat and highly motivated SOC Performance Modeling SW Architect to work on our performance models and infrastructure.You will be tasked with ensuring Apple's ability to produce high quality, timely data to drive world class hardware designs. You will collaborate with engineers across the organization to translate design space studies into well written software models. You will develop your ability to transform the hardware execution model into high-performance C++. You will be involved with the full life-cycle of performance modeling, from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation. Last, but not least, you'll be expected to pay close attention to the performance, maintainability, and flexibility of the simulator, making sure hardware architects can quickly iterate on experiments.ResponsibilitiesAppreciate the good parts of C++, and leveraging the language to maximize the utility of our software modelsDevelop APIs that can be used by non-expert C++ developersTrain AI agents and non-expert C++ developers on idiomatic code and methodsHelp ensure our codebase is structured for effective use with AI-assisted development toolsWrite clear, self-documenting code with consistent conventions, meaningful naming, and well-organized modulesLearn about the state of the art in SoC IP and chip-level architectureWork on data analysis pipelines, visualization methodologies, continuous regression testingRun performance simulationsCareful analysis and presentation of simulation resultsMinimum QualificationsBachelor's degreeExperience in hardware architecture and design issuesExperience coding in C++ and Python and binding C++ to other languagesExperience with computer architecture and software engineering principlesExperience with data structures and algorithmsExperience using software models to collect behavioral characteristics, and transforming that data into compelling performance analysisPreferred QualificationsMS or PhD in CS, EE or related field20+ years of relevant experienceExperience with multi-paradigm software development in C++Experience with multi-language programming environments, and selecting the right tool or language for the jobExperience with compiler explorer and understanding the transformations the compiler is performing on your codeExperience thinking about code as something that will be read by both humans and machines, and instituting conventions, structure, and documentation that make a codebase tractable for AI-assisted reasoning and navigationExperience with architectural, micro-architectural performance modelingApple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You'll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple's workplace Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis. Apple