Post Silicon Performance Architect
Core
Analyze and tune performance and power of Apple Silicon for Mac, driving SoC architecture changes for future chips.
Role type
Post-silicon performance architect (SoC)
Builds
Future Apple SoC architectures and performance/power optimization strategies
Domain
Consumer electronics / Semiconductor / SoC architecture
Required skills
SoC performance analysis, post-silicon characterization, memory subsystems, C++, Python, Unix shell, hardware debugging, power management
Preferred skills
DVFS tuning, cache policy, clock and power gating, sleep state control, processor design flows, industry-standard benchmarks, AI coding tools
Technologies
Apple Silicon, C++, Python, Unix shell
Responsibilities
Tune SoC memory and fabric performance state controllers on unreleased silicon; Plan and execute architecture studies for performance and energy efficiency; Build tools for analyzing terabyte-scale traces from prototype devices; Architect hardware features for workload characterization and power control; Debug complex system software and SoC hardware interactions; Assess feasibility of future use cases and products
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
