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Silicon Validation Software Engineer - GPU IP Validation and Integration

Apple· Silicon Technologies
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Cupertino, California$129.3k - $194.7kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Software engineer role focused on graphics validation software and integration into system-level test environments for GPU IP in Apple SoCs. Write shaders to stress GPU and memory subsystem, validate SoC software/hardware, and work across graphics, video processing, file systems, kernels, and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

  • Write shaders that stress the GPU and cause high bandwidth traffic to and from the memory subsystem
  • Apply understanding of GPU architecture to write tests that stress the pipeline and interaction between the GPU and different IP blocks on the SoC
  • Use driver and firmware APIs to compile shaders and prime operations to move data around in the SoC using GPU threads/SIMD groups
  • Understand different levels of GPU memory hierarchy (Shared, Global, etc.)
  • Debug SoC software and hardware issues, and perform system level validation
  • Collaborate with a team of software engineers across graphics, video encoding/processing, file systems, CPUs and caching, kernel programming, embedded systems
  • Engage in validation mentality: meticulous, curious, and persistent
  • Possibly understand the Display pipeline (plus)

Qualifications

  • A minimum of a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
  • Experience with Graphics, OpenGL, and CUDA
  • Experience with image processing, memory hierarchies, and compilers
  • Strong C/C++ programming skills
  • Implement and run ML/LLM workloads for GPU characterization
  • Proficient in Python and GNU Make
  • Deep understanding of compute systems, operating systems, and computer architecture
  • Passionate about writing code close to the hardware, and debugging
  • Understanding of the Display pipeline is a plus
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in SoC system level validation and debugging of SoC software and hardware issues

Skills

Required:Shader programmingGPU architecture understandingC/C++PythonOpenGLCUDA
Nice to have:ML/LLM workloads for GPU characterization

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational reimbursement for career advancement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commissions and relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder programs (stock options/RSU eligibility)
Last updated Jul 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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