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 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 millions of Apple products. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking innovations at Apple.

• 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 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 Apple platforms.
• Design and conduct performance experiments.
• Create instrumentation and data visualizations.
• Prototype innovative in-kernel performance control algorithms.
• Collaborate with teams ranging from the core operating system through user-facing applications.
• Productize the software that controls the performance of every workload executed 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.