Machine Learning Engineer, Platform Architecture

Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

At Apple, our Platform Architecture group is responsible for connecting our hardware and software into one unified system! You’ll collaborate with engineers across Apple to design how our technologies work in unison, drive development of our renowned system-on-a-chip architecture and develop forward-looking prototype systems. Our team works at the intersection of ML applications and Apple silicon architecture. We collaborate with SoC/IP architecture, system, software, and algorithm teams to develop integrated, highly optimized solutions for machine learning applications.

Description

In this role, you will explore different ways of mapping ML workloads to Apple silicon and develop performance models/simulations. Your work will inform and validate architecture decisions. You will gain insights on how to make workloads run efficiently on our SoCs and communicate what we learn to software and algorithm teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree
Ability to program in C/C++ and/or Python
Knowledge of computer architecture fundamentals
Domain knowledge in at least one hardware IP: ML HW accelerators or processing units such as GPU, image/video, CPUs, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in EE/CE/CS or related field, or 3+ years of relevant experience
Experience with ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch) and efficient implementations of machine learning algorithms
Experience in optimizing and deploying ML models and/or runtime frameworks in production inference/training environments
Experience in creating SoC or IP performance models/simulations
Verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with partner teams
Ability to prototype algorithms on CPU/GPU/Neural Engine, analyze performance metrics, and create high-level complexity models
Understanding of compiler frameworks/technologies

About this role

Summary

Designs and optimizes ML workloads mapping to Apple silicon, developing performance models.

Job title

Machine Learning Engineer, Platform Architecture

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Cupertino, on-site only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C/C++Pythoncomputer architecturehardware IPML frameworks

Preferred skills

ML frameworksmodel optimizationperformance modelingcompiler frameworks

Specializations

machine learningarchitecturesiliconperformance modelingaccelerators
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City