Systems Engineer, Platform Architecture

Austin Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what we can accomplish together. Do you love crafting elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Can you intrinsically see the importance of every detail? At Apple, our Platform Architecture group is responsible for connecting our hardware and software into one unified system. Join this team, and you'll collaborate with engineers across Apple to build and deploy forward-looking prototype systems that contribute to the development of our world renowned hardware and software architecture. You and your team will confirm that every product we make performs exactly as intended. Together, our work will be the reason millions of customers feel that they can trust our devices every single day.

Description

Apple’s Platform Architecture group is seeking an experienced systems engineer, who will support our current, as well as develop new hardware/software interface technologies for chip development and verification. You will work with and support our world leading silicon engineering teams on next generation chips, which end up in the hands of millions of users worldwide.

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree in Computer Science or related engineering field.
Experience programming in C/C++.
Threading/concurrency experience.
Experience with scripting skills such as, Python, Lua, etc.
Experience with debugging skills in software.

Preferred Qualifications

10 years relevant industry experience.
Background in both software and hardware engineering.
Excellent skills in SystemVerilog / VHDL, and associated tools.
FPGA design experience.
Knowledge of industry standard protocols (PCI, AXI, etc.).
Experience with internal customer support.
Excellent communication, analytical and documentation skills.

About this role

Summary

Support and develop hardware/software interface technologies for chip development and verification in a leading tech company.

Job title

Systems Engineer, Platform Architecture

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Austin and Cupertino, remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C/C++programmingthreadingconcurrencyPythondebugging

Preferred skills

SystemVerilogVHDLFPGAPCIAXIcommunication

Specializations

hardware interfacessoftware developmentchip verificationFPGA designprotocols
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City