CPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture - Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 24 April 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 6 October 2026.
Work on architecture exploration for iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures.
About the role
Apple is seeking a CPU Performance Engineer to join the CPU Architecture and Performance Team in Santa Clara. The role focuses on architecture exploration for iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures.
What you'll do
- Drive advanced architecture exploration for iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures. - Analyze and evaluate CPU architecture and performance trade-offs. - Work within the CPU Architecture and Performance Team to solve complex platform architecture challenges.
What you'll need
- Experience in CPU architecture and performance analysis. - Background working with CPU architectures across mobile or personal computing platforms such as iPhone, iPad, or Mac. - Experience with architecture exploration and performance evaluation methodologies.
Skills: CPU architecture, performance analysis, exploration, iPhone CPU, iPad CPU, Mac CPU
This role has been open 183 days — well above the 79-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
477
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$239k
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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 (477 roles · 67 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 37 | 477 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 102 | 3328 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 17 d | 79 d (−62 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $239k |
Skills observed across this category: CPU architecture, performance analysis, exploration, iPhone CPU, iPad CPU, Mac CPU
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 80 open roles · median 83 d
- NVIDIA · 56 open roles · median 67 d
- Apple (this employer) · 37 open roles · median 17 d
- AMD · 36 open roles · median 74 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 122 d
- Micron Technology · 21 open roles · median 101 d
How we counted: 477 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 67 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.