CPU Processor Performance Verification Specialist

1 week ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Apple Full time
Job Title: CPU Processor Performance Verification Engineer

At Apple, we're committed to delivering exceptional products and services that exceed our customers' expectations. As a CPU Processor Performance Verification Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the performance and efficiency of our cutting-edge CPUs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with architects and RTL designers to verify performance features and correlate with performance models
  • Work closely with software and application developers to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize software
  • Develop test plans and infrastructure/tools for performance tuning, correlation, and verification
  • Improve and maintain architectural performance models
  • Develop tests in assembly, C/C++, or vectors to debug and correlate RTL and performance models
  • Develop C or Verilog-based checkers for verifying performance features
  • Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all performance features are covered
  • Debug performance issues and conduct performance tuning on silicon
  • Benchmark, correlate, and compare CPU performance across silicon/OS/compiler versions
  • Present CPU performance results to multi-functional teams
  • Work closely with OS and compiler teams on system and application performance tuning
Requirements:
  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Performance modeling, processor verification, or RTL design experience
  • In-depth knowledge of digital logic design, CPU architecture, and microarchitecture
  • Experience in performance modeling for advanced CPU designs
  • Experience in developing performance test plans and writing/debugging assembly tests for performance correlation and verification
  • Good programming skills in assembly, C/C++, Verilog, System Verilog, and scripting
  • Proven experience in benchmarks and workload analysis
  • Experience in CPU performance profiling
  • Good knowledge in compiler techniques and OS for performance optimization
  • Proven knowledge with developing instruction profiling tools on silicon
  • Ability to work across teams to optimize silicon performance
  • Experience in silicon validation is a plus
What We Offer:

At Apple, we offer a comprehensive compensation package, including a competitive salary, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and a range of discounted products and free services. You'll also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in our discretionary employee stock programs. Additionally, you'll receive benefits including reimbursement for certain educational expenses, discretionary bonuses or commission payments, and more.



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