Job description
This role is part of the Silicon Engineering team focused on developing and manufacturing high-performance, power-efficient graphics processors for Apple products. The position involves ensuring that Apple devices can efficiently handle complex tasks, contributing to the GPU development lifecycle from feature specification to silicon bring-up. The candidate will collaborate with various engineering teams globally to maintain high quality and efficiency standards for Apple GPUs. This impactful role emphasizes designing, developing, and maintaining workloads for GPU architectural validation and design verification.
Requirements
- Experience with GPU APIs like Metal, OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA, or shading languages.
- Excellent C/C++ programming skills.
- Knowledge of key graphics rendering algorithms.
- B.S. degree and 3 years of experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the software graphics pipeline and its application to computer graphics and/or ML.
- Architectural validation and design verification knowledge.
- Knowledge of hardware architecture and/or graphics hardware.
Responsibilities
- Design and build workloads for GPU architectural validation and design verification.
- Collaborate with teams involved in all stages of the GPU development lifecycle.
- Develop tools and techniques to ensure the GPU is functional and performant.
- Work alongside teams in Architecture, Modeling, Performance, Power, Design Verification, Silicon Validation, Software, and Manufacturing.
- Ensure Apple GPUs meet the highest quality and efficiency standards.
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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