CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

Overview

Full Time

Skills

iPhone
iPad
FOCUS
Innovation
IDEA
RTL
Modeling
Multithreading
Collaboration
Boost
Productivity
CPU
Object-Oriented Programming
C
C++
Scripting
Perl
Python
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Data Structure
Algorithms
Software Design
SIMD
Communication
Negotiations

Job Details

Do you have an uncommon desire to seek out and solve exceedingly difficult challenges rather than the easy ones? Do you believe that truly valuable and meaningful accomplishments are the result of pushing the limits of perseverance? Do you believe that a world-class team with relentless drive can surpass even their own high expectations? We do! But we also realize this job isn't for everyone. What we do isn't easy but you don't take the easy path. We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and confident individuals to join the CPU Architecture and Performance Team; we are a group that is driving advanced exploration for next generation iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures.

Description 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. With others 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.

Minimum Qualifications
  • B.S. degree
  • Knowledge of CPU architecture and micro-architecture
  • Familiarity with performance and/or power simulation environments
  • Coding skills including object-oriented programming with C and C++
  • Experience in scripting languages such as Perl or Python

Preferred Qualifications
  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • M.S. or Ph.D. 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
  • Communication, influence and negotiation skills

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