AI/ML System Performance Architect - Datacenter
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The System Performance Architecture team is responsible for all aspects of performance spanning hardware (CPU, GPU, DRAM, storage), software (OS, drivers, applications), and other system characteristics (thermals, power, acoustics). This spans performance modeling, guiding architecture tradeoffs, performance verification, performance debug, and workload characterization.
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Description
We have an outstanding opportunity for a Performance Architect to contribute to the characterization and optimization of future Apple Silicon platforms. This position is a multi-disciplinary engineering role encompassing computer system design, workload analysis, and performance modeling. The candidate will need the skills to dissect complex workloads (specifically AI and ML), identify architectural bottlenecks, and influence the definition of our next-generation SoCs to advance our products' performance, power, and thermal efficiency.
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","responsibilities":"Workload Characterization: Analyzing key applications and benchmarks to understand their behavior on current Apple Silicon hardware. Identifying instruction mix, memory access patterns, and compute requirements.
Performance Modeling: Distilling key system interactions into high-level performance models to project performance for future microarchitectures.
Trace & Tool Development: Defining and guiding new methodologies for capturing representative workload traces and developing analysis tools to visualize performance bottlenecks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interacting with OS, Compiler, and ML software teams to understand future software trends and guide hardware trade-offs.
Validation: Correlating performance models against silicon measurements to continually improve accuracy.
Debug: Assisting with complex performance debug activities on pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree in EE/Computer Engineering or equivalent of relevant working experience is preferred
Experience with workload characterization tools (e.g., hardware performance counters, instruction tracers, profilers)
Prior experience with data center and large-scale cluster systems
Familiarity with Machine Learning workloads (Transformers, CNNs) and frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, CoreML)
Experience correlating simulation results with silicon measurements
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences across hardware and software teams
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in EE or Computer Engineering and minimum 3 years of experience in Computer Architecture, performance analysis, or hardware modeling
Understanding of CPU/GPU/NPU microarchitecture concepts (pipelines, caches, coherence, etc.)
Experience in performance analysis and modeling
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Pay & 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 $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
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