Embedded CPU Engineer, Platform Architecture
Apple · Beaverton, OR · Hardware
About this role
Apple is hiring a mid-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Beaverton, OR. The posting calls out experience with Python, C, Machine Learning, Embedded Systems.
- Role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Beaverton, OR
- Department
- Hardware
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
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Job description
from Apple careersWe are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Embedded CPU Engineer to join the Platform Architecture team. In this role, you will drive performance and efficiency optimization and architectural feature exploration for Apple’s embedded CPUs that power critical functions across Apple's product line.
As an Embedded CPU Engineer, you will help define CPUs that are specifically designed for running embedded applications across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple products. Your focus will be on understanding the unique constraints and opportunities of varied embedded use cases and translating those insights into improvements for both the software stack as well as the hardware including the CPU and its surrounding subsystem.
You will be responsible for deep-dive performance analysis of embedded workloads, identifying bottlenecks in existing microarchitectures, and proposing optimization strategies that balance performance, power efficiency, and area. Working closely with algorithm teams, software engineers, and CPU designers, you will explore ISA extensions, microarchitecture enhancements, and system-level optimizations tailored to embedded use cases.