Drimva

Apple

Graphics (GPU) Architectural Modeling Engineer

$185K–$325K

Austin, Texas +2 · Full-time · Posted Jan 9, 2026

Location
Austin, Texas
Orlando, Florida
Santa Clara, California
Experience
Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
Education
BS

About the job

Develop pre-silicon functional and performance models for GPUs, and validate and debug GPU designs and architectures.

What you'll do

  • Develop and validate bit-accurate and timing-accurate architectural and micro-architectural models.
  • Triage regression failures, debug issues to root cause, and improve modeling practices and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate across teams on hardware/software solutions and present results and recommendations.

What they ask for

  • Experience in C++ programming.
  • Experience with scripting languages Python, Ruby, or Perl.
  • Minimum of BS + 10 years of relevant experience.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of GPU, CPU, or SIMD architectures, GPU graphics pipelines, or memory hierarchies.
  • Experience with executable C++ models, performance analysis, complex-system debug, or HDLs.

Pay

$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary

Tools

C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, Verilog, System Verilog, VHDL

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)