OS Performance Engineer - CoreOS Kernel Engineering

The CoreDarwin team within Apple's CoreOS organization is looking for an exceptional OS performance engineer to push the boundary of performance on Apple Silicon platforms - from iOS to macOS, visionOS and beyond. If you have a passion for low-level programming, performance optimization, and working at the intersection of software and hardware, this is your opportunity to have a major impact on end-user experience across Apple's products!

Description

As part of the Kernel Engineering team, you will work on the core layers of the operating systems. In this role you will analyze and optimize the OS performance on upcoming platforms for responsiveness and efficiency. Drive innovative kernel design enhancements that improve scheduling, memory, and power efficiency. Collaborate with hardware architects and chip design teams to drive optimizations for Apple Silicon, and influence next generation CPU, GPU and memory subsystems. Engage across with multiple teams, from hardware engineering to compiler, application and frameworks team, to drive world-class end-to-end system performance.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with kernel development and low-level performance analysis.

Knowledge of modern CPU and memory architectures

Expertise with profiling tools and analysis (Instruments, VTune, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience

Proficiency in C programming language

Strong understanding of OS fundamentals

Ability to collaborate across teams to drive development and performance optimizations

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