Software Engineer: SoC System Stress Validation

Apple Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Software Engineer for SoC System Stress Validation in Beaverton, OR. You will perform comprehensive system-level validation of Apple SoCs, exploring the architecture and SiVal stack, and devising creative stress and corner-case tests to ensure robust hardware-software integration.

Strong C/C++ skills, familiarity with assembly, and scripting experience (Python/Tcl/Perl) are highly desired to drive validation strategies across hardware, firmware, and software interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of silicon validation software experience.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills and hardware-oriented debugging.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Tcl, Perl) and SoC validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level validation for Apple SoCs with stress/edge-case tests.
• Develop tests and strategies for silicon validation; dive into architecture and SiVal stack.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly language

Python

Tcl

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

Software Engineer: SoC System Stress Validation

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

Description

You will leave no stone left unturned for a comprehensive "system-level" validation of Apple SoCs. You will dive deep into the SoC architecture, and also become a specialist in our existing SiVal software stack. You will come up with creative ways to test the SoC for all kind of stress and corner‑case scenarios.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field with 10 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong software skills in C/C++
• Familiarity with programming in assembly language
• Passionate about writing code close to the hardware, and debugging
• Familiarity with computer architecture, memory hierarchies, CPUs, and caching
• You enjoy the validation mentality: detail-oriented, curious, and persistent
• Experience in writing code, developing tests, and coming up with strategies for SoC silicon validation is a huge plus
• Experience in graphics, video codecs, video capture, display mechanisms, and storage technologies is ideal
• Experience with scripting (Python, Tcl, Perl).

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