What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre-Silicon GPU Driver Engineer position at Apple?
Summary
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Role Number:200594314
Apple's GGML team provides developers access to harness the power of the GPU across all of Apple's innovative products, from iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch to the Mac product line. Our team’s responsibilities encompass the frameworks, developer tools, and hardware drivers for the GPU and Display devices on all of Apple’s hardware. Metal provides near-direct access to the graphics processing unit (GPU), enabling you to enhance the graphics and compute potential of apps on iOS, macOS and tvOS. Building on an efficient low-overhead software architecture with precompiled shaders, fine-grained resource control and multithreading support, Metal further boosts performance by enabling the GPU to take more control of the rendering pipeline. Moving beyond just graphics, Metal provides deep support for GPU-accelerated machine learning and offers enhanced developer tools that make it even easier to debug, optimize, and deploy Metal apps.
Join the team that helped make the Apple M1 processor, with its groundbreaking graphics performance, efficiency and feature set. The Apple Silicon GPU PreSilicon Driver Team within GGML (Graphics, Game and ML Software) Software is directly responsible for the development of the PreSilicon GPU drivers for all future generations of Apple Silicon GPUs. The Apple Silicon GPU PreSilicon and firmware driver team is responsible for developing the kernel mode drivers and firmware for future Apple Silicon GPUs. We are looking for an engineer with a strong engineering background who is excited to work with engineers and other leaders at Apple to deliver Apple GPUs across all Apple devices, build exciting new GPU focused features, work with other teams to prototype future HW and SW GPU features.
Description
We are seeking an upbeat and focused individual with a strong passion to learn and succeed. The Pre-Silicon GPU Driver Team needs a driver engineer to help develop and support the GPU Driver for iOS and macOS platforms and assist in silicon bring-up of our new Apple SoCs. The team’s responsibilities span the lifecycle of a new product from initial specification of new GPU features all the way to supporting and validating these features under production iOS and macOS.
As a key member of our team, you will collaborate with other teams to ensure the GPU Driver supports new hardware features and is ready for the next generations of GPU graphics rendering and compute techniques. These teams include:
- Wider software organization
- Hardware design, verification, performance and architecture teams
- Build and test automation teams
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Driver development and support for existing graphics APIs and new GPU features on the new GPU architectures
- Pre and post-silicon bring-up of new chips/products using our new GPUs.
- Implementation and debugging of graphics and compute applications
- Design and development of driver capture and analysis tools
Minimum Qualifications
- Technical BS/MS degree or equivalent experience
- Excellent software design, problem solving, debugging, and performance analysis ability
- Adaptive approach to problem solving
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Knowledge of computer architecture
- Good programming skills with knowledge of C or C
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- GPU specific software development (User/Kernel mode drivers, Compiler technologies)
- Embedded firmware development
- New Silicon bring-up(s)
- OS level power / performance management
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
Salary : $143,100 - $264,200
