The Performance Control Software Engineer role at Apple focuses on measuring, analyzing, and controlling the relationship between power and performance in advanced systems. This position involves studying workloads on Apple silicon and inventing new operating system performance control features. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to develop software that optimizes performance across all Apple products. This is an opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking innovations that impact millions of users worldwide.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
• Academic or practical experience with operating system design and implementation.
• Kernel software development experience in C or C++.
• Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware performance monitoring instrumentation.
• Userland software development experience in environments such as C, C++, Swift, or Python.

• Measure and analyze the relationship between power and performance in Apple systems.
• Design and conduct performance experiments to gather data.
• Create instrumentation and data visualizations for performance analysis.
• Prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms.
• Collaborate with teams ranging from core operating systems to user-facing applications.
• Productize software that controls the performance of workloads on Apple products.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.