Silicon Validation Software Engineer- GPU IP Validation and Integration

$143,100 - $264,200/Yr

Apple - Cupertino, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Cupertino, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As part of Apple's Silicon Technologies group, this role focuses on designing and manufacturing high-performance, power-efficient processors and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. The position involves developing graphics validation software and integrating it into system-level test environments, ensuring that Apple products can efficiently handle complex tasks. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of expert software engineers to create and validate technology that enhances user experience across Apple devices.

Responsibilities

• 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 driver and firmware APIs to compile shaders and manage data movement in the SoC using GPU threads/SIMD groups.
• Understand and work with different levels of GPU memory hierarchy (Shared, Global, etc.).
• Debug SoC software and hardware issues and perform system-level validation.

Requirements

• Experience with Graphics, OpenGL, and CUDA.
• Experience with image processing, memory hierarchies, and compilers.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Ability to implement and run ML/LLM workloads for GPU characterization.
• Proficient in Python and GNU Make.
• Deep understanding of compute systems, operating systems, and computer architecture.
• Passionate about writing code close to hardware and debugging.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in SoC system-level validation and debugging of SoC software and hardware issues.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of the Display pipeline.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan