Software Engineer- Silicon Engineering Documentation Tools

Cambridge Until 9/22/2026 0+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is seeking a talented and motivated SoftwareEngineer to join the Documentation Tools team. Our team develops a comprehensive platform,spanning CLIs, UIs, and APIs, that empowers silicon engineers to author the critical technicalspecifications guiding the design of Apple's industry-leading chips.In this role, you will help build, optimize, and scale the tools that directly impact the efficiencyand quality of our chip design process. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-careerengineer or recent graduate to grow their skills. You will be paired with senior mentors andhave the opportunity to learn complex system architecture while making a tangible impact onthe chips at the core of future Apple products loved by millions of customers.

Description

Design and Develop: Collaborate to build and maintain scalable CLIs, UIs, and APIs thatstreamline and automate the creation, review, and verification of hardware specifications.

Optimize Performance: Assist in diagnosing and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks,learning to navigate and optimize a complex, JVM-based toolchain to ensure a seamlessexperience for our engineering teams.

Collaborate and Support: Partner with the documentation support team to deliver toolchaintraining, technical guidance, and best practices directly to silicon designers.

Document: Author clear, comprehensive documentation for platform architecture, toolchainworkflows, and internal processes.

Innovate: Bring fresh perspectives and a curious mindset to help identify and implementprocess and codebase improvements alongside senior engineers

Minimum Qualifications

Foundational understanding of domain modeling, schema design, and complex datastructures.

Familiarity with designing schemas and working with PostgreSQL or other relationaldatabases.

Exposure to or familiarity with build systems (SBT, Gradle, Maven, or Ant) and version controlsystems (Git, Perforce).

Understanding of the core concepts of software test environments, release cycles, andquality assurance best practices.Knowledge of these is a plus:

Familiarity with automated CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, TeamCity).

Hands-on frontend or app development experience (HTML/JavaScript/CSS, iOS, or macOS)

Comfortable working and troubleshooting within macOS, Linux, and UNIX environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Academic, internship, or project-based experience with Scala and the JVM ecosystem (Javaexperience is also valued).

About this role

Summary

Develop and optimize tools for silicon chip design process at Apple.

Job title

Software Engineer- Silicon Engineering Documentation Tools

Experience level

entry level

Minimum experience

0+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Cambridge, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

domain modelingschema designcomplex data structuresPostgreSQLbuild systemsGitversion controlsoftware testingrelease cyclesquality assurance

Preferred skills

ScalaJVM ecosystemJavamacOSLinuxUNIX

Specializations

CLIUIAPIperformance optimizationdocumentation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cambridge, UK

On-site City