ML System Software Engineer — Neural Engine

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Neural Engine team is seeking a Machine Learning System Software Engineer to advance high-performance AI across Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You will help design and optimize system software and accelerator interfaces to enable efficient ML workloads on Apple silicon.

As you grow, you will influence key design decisions, collaborate with hardware and software teams, and help drive the AI capabilities across Apple's ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience defining interfaces used by other teams with lifecycle, error handling, and forward compatibility.
• Deep proficiency in C, C++, Swift or Objective-C with experience in large, production system software.
• Understanding of runtime systems: process/thread models, memory management, IPC/RPC, and resource lifecycle.
• Understanding of software-hardware interfaces: registers, DMA, command queues, or similar accelerator interaction patterns.
• 3+ years shipping production system software; Bachelor's in CS, CE, or related field.

Skills

Interface design

C/C++/Swift/Obj-C

Runtime systems

HW interfaces

Production software

Education

Bachelor's CS/CE or related field

Job description

Apple's Neural Engine team is seeking a Machine Learning System Software Engineer to advance high-performance AI across Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You will help design and optimize system software and accelerator interfaces to enable efficient ML workloads on Apple silicon.

As you grow, you will influence key design decisions, collaborate with hardware and software teams, and help drive the AI capabilities across Apple's ecosystem.