Machine Learning Engineer, Platform Architecture

Summary

Posted: Feb 10, 2025

Role Number:200590735

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 all of our technologies work in unison, drive development of our renowned system-on-a-chip architecture and develop forward-looking prototype systems. Our team works with IP and SoC architecture, system, software and algorithm teams to develop integrated, highly optimized solutions for machine learning applications. 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 IPs and SoCs and communicate what we learn to software and algorithm teams.

Description

– Create optimized implementations of ML workloads on Apple silicon including Neural Engine, GPU and CPU. – Collaborate with IP and SoC architecture teams to develop performance models and simulations of future hardware. – Conduct performance studies to inform and validate architecture decisions. – Collaborate with system team to create high level performance models of emerging ML techniques and analyze system architecture trade-offs.

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 in efficient implementation of machine learning algorithms
• Experience in creating system or IP performance models/simulations
• Verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with partner teams
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
• Ability to prototype and benchmark algorithms on CPU/GPU/Neural Engine, analyze performance metrics and create high level complexity models
• Ability to develop hardware accelerator performance and bit accurate models
• Understanding of compiler frameworks/technologies

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.