Systems Engineer, Platform Architecture

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Apple

Cupertino

On-site

Posted January 21, 2026

Job Description

Summary

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.