Performance Control Software Engineer - Platform Architecture at Apple in Cupertino

Job description

• Posted:
• Sep 16, 2026
• 200683654
• 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! 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 dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our multifaceted group, you will have the unique and phenomenal opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every single day.
• Platform Architecture is looking for a Performance Control Software Engineer to measure, analyze and control the relationship between power and performance in Apple’s most advanced systems. In this position, you will study the execution of workloads on Apple silicon across all Apple platforms and leverage that understanding to invent new operating system performance control features. You will design and conduct performance experiments, create instrumentation and data visualizations, prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms, collaborate with teams ranging from the core operating system through user-facing applications, and productize the software that controls the performance of every workload executed on hundreds of millions of Apple products around the world.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, prototyping, implementation and code review of kernel features related to performance control, power management and scheduling.
• Design and conduct experiments to characterize execution efficiency and the effects of physical constraints such as temperature or power delivery.
• Use excellent empirical methodology to illuminate power–performance tradeoffs.
• Influence a broad cross-functional audience spanning processor architecture, silicon engineering, system integration, OS development and application software performance evaluation.
• Find opportunities to improve the measurement and control capabilities of Apple silicon.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• Academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.
• MS in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• Kernel software development experience in C or C++.
• Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation.
• Userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift or Python.
• Experience with system-level performance profiling, debugging tools, and tracing frameworks (e.g., DTrace, Instruments, perf).
• Familiarity with data analysis, statistical modeling, or visualization techniques to interpret complex power and performance metrics.

Skills

Required

• C or C++ (kernel development)
• Computer architecture knowledge
• Data analysis and statistical modeling

Preferred

• Swift or Python
• DTrace, Instruments, perf
• Visualization techniques

Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $225,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
• Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.