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Silicon Validation Software Engineer- GPU IP Validation and Integration

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (San Diego, CA; Austin, TX; Beaverton, OR; Cupertino, CA; Waltham, MA)$142.3k - $263.3kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Join Apple’s Silicon Technologies group to design, validate, and integrate next-generation GPU/SoC software and hardware. Build graphics validation software, stress GPU pipelines, and validate interaction between GPU and IP blocks within the SoC, writing shaders and utilizing driver/firmware APIs for system-level validation.

Responsibilities

  • Join a team of expert software engineers to develop graphics validation software and integrate it into system level test environment.
  • 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 exercise 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 GPU memory hierarchy (Shared, Global, etc.).
  • Debug SoC software and hardware issues, and perform system level validation.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field
  • Experienced with Graphics, OpenGL, and CUDA
  • Understanding of the GPU pipeline and graphics theory
  • Understanding of system and SoC architectures
  • Experienced 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.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in SoC system level validation and debugging of SoC software and hardware issues
  • You enjoy the validation mentality: meticulous, curious, and persistent.

Skills

Required:Graphics validationShader programmingC/C++ programmingPythonCUDA/OpenGLSoC architecture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • Relocation assistance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Apple shareholder opportunities
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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