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  • Apple
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • Full-Time
  • <72 Hours
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Systems Software Engineer, Platform Architecture.

Hardware & Semiconductor Engineering Full-Time

Systems Software Engineer, Platform Architecture: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an engineer who builds functional models of advanced chip designs and connects hardware and software within complex computing systems.
  • The Person:The person will build high performance functional models of advanced SoC designs and help bridge the gap between software and hardware to influence performance, power efficiency, security and programming ease.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has a BS degree, experience in low-level software, operating systems, or compilers, and C++/C programming experience. Preferred skills include Python scripting, assembly, kernel, driver and firmware development, and modeling and simulation.

About the role

Imagine what you can 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 in 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 they can trust their devices every single day.

Description

Apple’s Platform Architecture group is seeking a systems engineer to build high performance functional models of advanced SoC designs and to help bridge the gap between Software and Hardware, influencing performance improvements, power efficiency, security, and the programming ease of Apple products.

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree.
Experience in low-level software, operating systems, or compilers.
Programming experience (C++/C).

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Experience debugging large, complex system software.
Scripting skills (Python).
Assembly experience.
Experience with kernel, driver and firmware development.
Experience with modeling and simulation.
Knowledge of ARM and/or X86 architecture.

Published November 3, 2026
Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Job Type Full-Time