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# SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Computing Platforms, Augmented Reality, C++ (Programming Language), Data Visualization, Software Debugging, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Scripting
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1df85de8-b6f5-4522-959f-6c6b79e23ba4

## About the Role

In this role, you will be a member of the Platform Architecture team, working with hardware and software engineering groups to shape the architecture of Apple's future System-on-Chips (SoC). We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated SoC performance engineer to drive development of our on-chip communication interconnect and memory Quality-of-Service features., BS degree

C++ programming experience

Experience in computer architecture and the HW/SW stack

Experience with performance modeling and debugging

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of relevant experience

Examples of substantial HW or SW projects brought to completion

Coursework and/or practical experience with scripting for automation and data visualization

Coursework and/or practical experience with network-on-chip architecture and design is a big plus

Ability to study a problem in depth, design experiments, analyze data, and present results

Experience with Cellular/5G modem architecture

Communication and documentation skills

## Description

You will help create a full-chip C++ simulator for iPhone/iPad/Mac/Watch SoCs. You will model new, emerging workloads such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Machine Learning (ML). You will use these models to study a range of performance and power trade-offs in our SoCs. Your work will be highly visible and critical for driving architecture improvements in Apple's future products.