GPU Architect

$166,600 - $296,300/Yr

Apple - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Diego, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a GPU Micro-Architect at Apple, you will play a crucial role in designing and manufacturing next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient GPUs. This position involves defining new micro-architectures, optimizing existing ones, and collaborating with a team of experienced architects and designers. Your work will directly impact the performance and efficiency of Apple products, ensuring they meet the high standards expected by millions of users. You will analyze workloads to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement, contributing to the overall productivity of the team.

Responsibilities

• Define the fundamental building blocks of the next generation Apple GPU.
• Optimize existing micro-architectures while collaborating with architects, designers, and modelers.
• Analyze specific workloads across existing and new product categories to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with the GPU micro-architecture team to improve processes and boost team productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in GPU, CPU, or SIMD architectures.
• Experience specifying micro-architectures.
• Proficiency in high performance, low power designs.
• Proficiency in VHDL/Verilog.
• Strong communication, influence, and negotiation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Deep expertise in one or more focused CPU/GPU areas such as ISA development, core/shader micro-architecture, texture pipeline, caching, or memory subsystem design.
• Experience with GPU APIs like OpenGL, OpenCL, DirectX, Metal.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and Ruby.
• Hands-on experience with RTL or architectural modeling.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Restricted stock unit awards.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition.
• Discounted products and free services.