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Apple · 2 months ago

CPU Performance Engineer

Apple is a company where new ideas quickly become extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. In this role, you will be central to a chip design effort, collaborating across disciplines to ensure functional products reach millions of customers efficiently.

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Responsibilities

Architect cutting-edge CPU performance features in collaboration with RTL and implementation teams
Identify and devise solutions for hardware and software performance bottlenecks
Develop advanced CPU performance simulator and associated infrastructure
Develop new performance exploration and correlation tools and processes
Collaborate with software and system teams to identify, profile, and optimize critical workloads for CPU performance and power
Correlate performance of RTL with CPU performance simulator

Qualification

CPU performance architectureMicro-architecture designPerformance analysisC/C++Scripting languagesOS internalsCompiler technologyProblem solving

Required

Minimum BS
Academic or industry experience in CPU performance architecture, micro-architecture design, and performance analysis
Academic or industry experience working in a performance modeling environment
Academic or industry experience using C/C++

Preferred

Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
Proficiency in scripting languages including Perl and Python
Knowledge and experience with common performance benchmarks and workloads
Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology a plus
Ability to problem solve and prove your own ideas

Company

Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

H1B Sponsorship

Apple has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6998)
2024 (3766)
2023 (3939)
2022 (4822)
2021 (4060)
2020 (3656)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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