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GPU Performance Modeling Driver Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, California, Austin, Texas, Cambridge, Massachusetts, San Diego, California$150.4k - $225.3kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Join Apple’s Platform Architecture GPU Modeling Team to drive advanced exploration for next-generation GPU architectures in iPhone, iPad, and Mac products. Develop, maintain, and optimize GPU simulators and a custom driver stack to evaluate new hardware/software features, interact with modern workloads, and enable performance analysis and architectural tuning.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain C++ code modeling the software stack for next-gen GPUs.
  • Implement new and existing Metal APIs to interact with a functional and performance model of the GPU.
  • Implement a custom driver stack to allow the model to interact with modern workloads using ray tracing, mesh shading, and other features.
  • Work on the model itself, implementing functional and performance aspects of graphics and compute APIs.
  • Collaborate with architects, modeling engineers, compiler engineers, and software teams to assess feasibility of new hardware and software features.
  • Run performance experiments and analyze results.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Software skills and proficiency developing in C++
  • GPU driver implementation related experience
  • Graphics API familiarity with Metal, DirectX, Vulkan, or OpenGL

Skills

Required:C++GPU driver implementationGraphics APIs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational reimbursement including tuition
  • Discretionary bonuses or commissions (potential)
  • Relocation assistance (potential)
  • Employee stock programs (RSUs)
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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