The Performance Control Software Engineer will focus on measuring, analyzing, and controlling the relationship between power and performance in Apple's advanced systems. This role is part of the Platform Architecture team, which is dedicated to innovating operating system performance control features. The engineer will conduct performance experiments and develop algorithms to enhance the performance of workloads across all Apple platforms. This position offers the opportunity to impact millions of customers by optimizing the software that drives Apple's hardware products.

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
• Experience with operating system design and implementation.
• Kernel software development experience in C or C++.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• MS in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering or a 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.

• Study the execution of workloads on Apple silicon across all platforms.
• Invent new operating system performance control features based on analysis.
• 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 the core operating system to user-facing applications.
• Productize the 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.