This role involves joining Apple's Silicon Technologies group to develop graphics validation software for next-generation processors and system-on-chip (SoC) designs. The team consists of expert software engineers with diverse backgrounds, focusing on creating solutions for complex challenges in GPU architecture. The main objective is to ensure that Apple products can efficiently handle demanding tasks through rigorous testing and validation. Candidates will be responsible for writing shaders, debugging software and hardware issues, and validating system-level performance.

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or a related field.
• Experience with Graphics, OpenGL, and CUDA.
• Strong understanding of the GPU pipeline and graphics theory.
• Knowledge of system and SoC architectures.
• Experience with image processing, memory hierarchies, and compilers.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Proficiency in Python and GNU Make.
• Deep understanding of compute systems, operating systems, and computer architecture.

• Develop graphics validation software and integrate it into the system-level test environment.
• Write shaders that stress the GPU and generate high bandwidth traffic to and from the memory subsystem.
• Apply deep understanding of GPU architecture to write tests that stress the pipeline and exercise interactions between the GPU and different IP blocks on the SoC.
• Use necessary driver and firmware APIs to compile shaders and manage data movement in the SoC using GPU threads/SIMD groups.
• Understand different levels of GPU memory hierarchy.
• Debug SoC software and hardware issues and perform system-level validation.

• 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.