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GPU Engineer, Platform Architecture

3 days ago Austin, TX

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Description

The Platform Architecture GPU group is looking for a talented GPU Engineer to join the Neural Accelerator effort with strong skills in performance analysis and development at the level of ML frameworks and lower-level kernel implementations.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze the performance of linear algebra and machine learning algorithms on Apple GPU platforms, pursuing investigations wherever they take you in Apple software.
  • With our partner teams in Software Engineering and Hardware Technologies, formulate system-level strategies to address performance problems and unlock the next level of AI performance for our users.
  • Work closely with MLX, MPS and CoreML teams on real ML use-cases in an end-to-end co-design effort, from early design exploration up to product launch.

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS degree
  • Experience with software and hardware performance analysis and optimization
  • Experience in GPU programming models such as Metal, CUDA, or similar
  • Experience with ML frameworks, for example MLX, Pytorch, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience working specifically in CUDA C++ on ML and/or linear algebra algorithms
  • Experience optimizing LLM inference for low latency at the implementation level
  • Experience optimizing LLM inference at scale in the cloud or datacenter
  • Ability to communicate across both hardware and software organizations

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Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX
Job ID: apple-200625959-0157
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-10-18T19:16:07

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