Apple
SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture
$129K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Education
- BS degree
About the job
Develop and use SoC performance models to evaluate on-chip interconnect, memory QoS, and performance/power trade-offs for future Apple products.
What you'll do
- Build C++ models of SoC dataflows, network-on-chip, and related components; simulate future applications.
- Analyze and present simulation results to guide architecture improvements and tune and validate future SoC hardware and software.
- Collaborate with modeling, hardware, and software teams; some international travel is required.
What they ask for
- C++ programming experience
- Coursework and/or experience in computer architecture and the HW/SW stack
- Coursework and/or experience with performance modeling and debugging
- BS degree
Nice to have
- Substantial HW or SW projects brought to completion; scripting for automation and data visualization
- Network-on-chip architecture and design, Cellular/5G modem architecture, or strong experiment, analysis, communication, and documentation skills
Pay
$129,300 and $225,300 (base salary)
Tools
C++
AI focus
Model emerging Machine Learning (ML) workloads and ML dataflow in SoC performance simulations.
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