CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture - Beaverton, United States
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves pushing the boundaries of innovation in CPU micro-architecture.
What you'll do
- Seek out areas for improvement in branch prediction, code/data prefetchers, novel prediction schemes, and CPU pipelines.
- Collect data and measurements to confirm or rule out ideas.
- Collaborate with experienced CPU designers in micro-architecture and RTL to assess feasibility and refine ideas.
- Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads to identify bottlenecks and opportunities.
- Maintain and improve the simulation environment to enable data-driven decisions.
What you'll need
- BS degree
- Experience with CPU architecture and micro-architecture
- Experience in performance and/or power simulation environments
- Coding experience including object-oriented programming with C and C++
- Experience in scripting languages such as Perl or Python
Nice to have
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience
- MS or PhD 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
Skills: CPU architecture, micro-architecture, performance simulation, workloads, bottlenecks
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 80-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
468
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Median days open
80 d
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Median salary
$236k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (468 roles · 65 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 36 | 468 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 67 | 3204 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 10 d | 80 d (−70 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: CPU architecture, micro-architecture, performance simulation, workloads, bottlenecks
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 71 open roles · median 86 d
- NVIDIA · 56 open roles · median 69 d
- Apple (this employer) · 36 open roles · median 10 d
- AMD · 35 open roles · median 65 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 113 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 21 open roles · median 115 d
How we counted: 468 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 65 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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