JobsGPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
GPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
AppleGPU Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
AppleLocation
Austin, TX, Cambridge, MA, Cupertino, CA, San Diego, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/8/2026
Compensation
Not listed
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·FY 2025Job description
The role is for a highly motivated engineer to join Apple's Platform Architecture GPU Modeling Team, focusing on the development of next-generation GPU architectures for iPhone, iPad, and Mac products. This position involves close collaboration with various disciplines to deliver high-performance products to customers. The engineer will create and maintain a high-performance C++ model of GPUs, implementing modern hardware features and ensuring model accuracy. The team operates in a collaborative environment, working with experienced professionals to assess new hardware and software features.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Experience writing and debugging C++ code
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Ruby
- 10+ years of experience modeling GPUs, CPUs, or similar
- MS or PhD degree in a related field
- Experience coding components such as processing cores, texturing units, caches, and memory hierarchies
- Understanding of GPU/CPU architectures
- Experience debugging performance issues and correlating multiple models
- Understanding of data analysis tools such as Tableau, pandas, Excel, and matplotlib
- Experience working with cutting-edge machine learning and/or graphics applications, games, or benchmarks
- Strong troubleshooting skills
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a high-performance C++ model of next-generation GPUs
- Code and debug a performance and functional model of the GPU
- Implement modern hardware features such as machine learning for AI, ray tracing, and mesh shading
- Work with the team to ensure model accuracy and feature validation
- Correlate model results against other models and RTL
- Develop and utilize tools for analyzing data generated by the models
- Collaborate with architects, modeling engineers, compiler engineers, and software teams
- Assess the feasibility of new hardware and software features
- Run performance experiments and analyze results
- Propose architectural changes based on analysis
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.
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