Pre-Silicon Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,400 - 277,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking an engineer to join the ANE Compiler Pre‑Silicon team, responsible for enabling new hardware features in our simulation environment and helping with initial chip bring-up.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working across our ANE hardware and software architecture to achieve this, and have a passion for squeezing the best possible performance out of the ANE hardware.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C/C++ programming.
• Experience with SoC or GPU acceleration for AI.
• Experience with hardware reference models and power/performance models.
• Strong debugging, design, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement new features in the ANE compiler stack with a focus on performance and power.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to align hardware specs with software.
• Lead hardware bring-up and validation for new features.
• Contribute to architectural changes for future ANEs and drive performance improvements.

Skills

C/C++

AI acceleration

Hardware/software integration

Performance optimization

Embedded systems

Real-time OS

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Machine Learning and AI

We are looking for an engineer to join the ANE Compiler Pre‑Silicon team, which is responsible for enabling new hardware features in our simulation environment and doing the initial chip bring up. The ideal candidate will enjoy working across our ANE hardware and software architecture to achieve this, and have a passion for squeezing the best possible performance out of the ANE hardware.

Description

Implement new functional features in the compiler stack using Apple Neural Engine simulation environment, with an emphasis on performance and power. Drive performance content delivery to the hardware team and triage functional issues. Collaborate with the hardware team to review hardware specifications. Work closely with the design and micro‑architecture team to understand the functional and performance goals of the design. Participate in workload selection and preparation of the ANE functional and performance test plan. Deep‑dive into hardware investigations to understand and root‑cause performance gaps. Evaluate new hardware features and contribute to the definition of architectural changes for future ANEs. Develop features for future products, bringing those features from initial concept, through development, leading to hardware bringup and validation. Partner with the driver/firmware teams to integrate HW acceleration in our software stack. Collaborate more broadly with hardware design, verification, performance and architecture teams within our Silicon Engineering Group.

Key Qualifications

• Experience with SoC or/and GPU acceleration for AI
• Experience with hardware reference models
• Experience with hardware performance and power models
• Experience with SW/HW parallelism, and asynchronous processing
• Experience with embedded systems, and real time OS development
• Excellent programming skills of C/C++
• Excellent software design, problem solving and debugging skills
• Good understanding of Deep Learning workloads
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Education & Experience

Masters's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent field.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

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