Apple
Software Engineer - SoC Level Validation Engineer
$116K–$195K
Austin, Texas +4 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Beaverton, Oregon
Cupertino, California
San Diego, California
Waltham, Massachusetts - Experience
- No number of years specified; the posting says it is hiring at all levels from junior to senior.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in EE or CS.
About the job
Develops system-level software and tests to validate Apple SoCs and CPUs, uncover hardware bugs, and support high-quality silicon products.
What you'll do
- Develop directed and random SoC and CPU tests.
- Debug pre-silicon and post-silicon issues; develop and maintain a system-level software platform.
- Work with designers and architects to meet validation goals.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in EE or CS.
Nice to have
- SoC and CPU knowledge, including micro-architecture, memory hierarchy, interrupts and DMA, clock and power gating, system-level understanding, or SoC bringup experience.
- C/C++ and Assembly programming; hardware/software debugging; embedded programming and understanding of hardware-software interfaces.
Pay
$122,700 and $184,800 (base salary); $129,300 and $194,700 (base salary); $116,400 and $175,200 (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Assembly
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