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 work within a multifaceted team to design performance experiments and prototype innovative algorithms. This role is crucial for enhancing the performance of software across millions of Apple products.

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• Experience with operating system design and implementation.
• Kernel software development experience in C or C++.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
• MS in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering or similar engineering degree.
• 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.
• Study the execution of workloads on Apple silicon across all platforms.
• Invent new operating system performance control features based on workload analysis.
• Design and conduct performance experiments to gather data.
• Create instrumentation and data visualizations for performance metrics.
• Prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms.
• Collaborate with teams ranging from the core operating system 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.