Performance Modeling Software Engineer, Platform Architecture
About the role
As a member of the SoC performance team within Apple's Hardware Technologies organization, you will develop performance models and infrastructure for system-on-chip caches and memory systems. The role spans the full life cycle of performance modeling, from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation.
What you'll do
- Translate hardware design space studies into software performance models and high-performance C++ execution models.
- Support the full life cycle of performance modeling, from early architectural exploration to post-silicon correlation.
- Build and maintain simulator infrastructure, focusing on performance, maintainability, and flexibility to support rapid architectural experimentation.
- Collaborate across SoC architecture, design, power, and software teams to generate data for hardware design decisions.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Experience in hardware architecture and design issues.
- Experience coding in C++ and Python.
- Understanding of computer architecture and software engineering principles.
- Strong background in data structures and algorithms.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience with multi-paradigm software development in C++.
- Experience with multi-language programming environments.
- Experience with compiler explorer and understanding compiler transformations.
- Experience instituting codebase conventions, structure, and documentation for AI-assisted reasoning and navigation.
- Experience with architectural and micro-architectural performance modeling.
Skills: C++, Python, performance modeling, computer architecture, SoC
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 72-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
520
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Median days since first seen
72 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$228k
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| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (520 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 50 | 520 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 190 | 3640 · 122 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 8 d | 72 d (+64 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $228k |
Skills observed across this category: C++, Python, performance modeling, computer architecture, SoC
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 92 open roles · median 73 d
- NVIDIA · 69 open roles · median 86 d
- AMD · 41 open roles · median 72 d
- Apple (this employer) · 40 open roles · median 14 d
- Arm Holdings · 28 open roles · median 17 d
- Micron Technology · 21 open roles · median 113 d
How we counted: 520 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.