Location
Austin, TX, Cambridge, MA, Cupertino, CA, San Diego, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/5/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The role is for a highly motivated engineer to join Apple's Platform Architecture GPU Modeling Team, focusing on the development and improvement of GPU simulators for next-generation architectures in iPhone, iPad, and Mac products. This position involves close collaboration with various disciplines to ensure high-performance products reach millions of customers quickly. The engineer will work on creating and maintaining C++ code for modeling the software stack of GPUs and implementing Metal APIs. This is an opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking GPU technologies and collaborate with experienced professionals in the field.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Proficiency in developing software using C++.
- Experience with GPU driver implementation.
- Familiarity with graphics APIs such as Metal, DirectX, Vulkan, or OpenGL.
- MS or PhD degree is preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in the field.
- Knowledge of drivers and implementation details of graphics and compute APIs.
- Familiarity with GPU performance models and ISS simulators.
- Experience with cutting-edge graphics applications, games, or benchmarks.
- Understanding of compilers, operating systems, and GPU/CPU architecture.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain C++ code modeling the software stack for next-generation GPUs.
- Implement new and existing Metal APIs to interact with GPU models.
- Develop a custom driver stack to evaluate new GPU features using modern workloads.
- Collaborate with architecture, design, and software partners on GPU architecture definition and tuning.
- Assess the feasibility of new hardware and software features through performance experiments.
- Analyze results from performance experiments to inform design decisions.
Benefits
- Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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