Our Performance Team is looking for a well-rounded Performance Engineer with a balanced focus on both core frameworks and background services (daemons). You will dive deep into our system architecture, establish performance baselines, solve complex performance issues, and build the systems that prevent regressions before they happen. In this role, you will work with other performance and client engineers, providing the critical data and insights that guide our engineering teams to build efficient, responsive, and robust experiences.

Description

This is a hands-on performance engineering role equally focused on identifying, diagnosing, and resolving complex performance issues across our applications, systems, core frameworks, and background services (daemons). A major part of your responsibility will also involve designing and implementing a comprehensive, automated power and performance regression testing strategy, targeting critical metrics like latency, memory, CPU utilization, I/O throughput, power efficiency, and overall system responsiveness across all platforms.","responsibilities":"Analyze and resolve complex performance issues in the overall system bottlenecks, existing and upcoming features..

Partner with engineering teams to understand product components and share performance best practices.

Identify and mitigate technical risks, developing strategic plans for optimal system performance.

Optimize application cross-domain interactions (e.g., inter-process communication (IPC), concurrency, system calls, memory, CPU, I/O).

Ensure a stable performance test automation setup, reducing noise and increasing confidence in the results.

Develop tools and automation for performance analysis, profiling, and regression detection.

Research cutting-edge trends, best practices, and architectural advancements in power, general system performance, and frameworks/daemons performance.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven ability to collaborate effectively within a team and thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

Experience optimizing performance across various domains on multiple platforms (e.g. iOS, Android, Desktop, Server).

Demonstrated strong problem-solving, analytical, and rapid learning abilities.

Knowledge of power management and battery-life analysis techniques.

Experience with Mac or iOS application development using Swift or Objective-C.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

5+ years of experience developing performance-critical software, with a solid understanding of systems architecture, operating systems, and modern frameworks and their performance characteristics.

Expertise in low-level CPU programming, concurrency models, and performance engineering techniques..

Proven ability with a wide range of profiling tools (e.g., Xcode Instruments, Android Studio Profiler, VTune, Linux perf, System Tap, proprietary tools).

• Effective communication of intricate performance analysis to diverse stakeholders, including actionable recommendations.

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Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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