Apple · 5 hours ago
Systems Architect - Datacenter
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$212K/yr - $386K/yr
10+ years expApple is a company where new ideas quickly transform into products and services. They are seeking a Data Center Architect to design and optimize computer architectures for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence applications, focusing on performance and system design.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Pathfinding novel Data Center cluster and node architecture choices with a broad group of architects and system engineers, networking, technical leads, and HW/SW partners
Providing guidance in optimized network designs for large-scale AI/ML clusters considering factors like bandwidth, latency, and scalability
Influencing networking hardware and software components selection for the cluster, including switches, adapters, and protocols
Analyzing network traffic patterns and implementing strategies to improve data transfer speeds within the cluster for target topologies and choice configurations
Collaborating with mechanical, physical, electrical, thermal, power, networking, OS, SW, datacenter infrastructure stakeholders for performant scalable deployments
Exploring and champion new product-level features and workflows
Mentoring junior engineers to best practices and data-driven processes
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Computer Engineering or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Possesses functional experience in defining and deploying datacenter cluster networking architectures over highly dense mesh networks and interconnected nodes for AI/ML based workloads
Proven track record of deploying AI/ML experiences at scale in large-scale data centers; Has strong experience with deployment of modern ML architectures
Possesses strong technical breadth across several computer subsystem technologies, e.g., CPU, GPU, TPU, storage, memory, power delivery, power management, high speed networking, I/O, thermal management
Has core competence and subject matter expertise architecting complex system architectures for general purpose compute, or specialty compute (GPUs, TPUs) systems running datacenter workloads for AI/ML applications
Preferred
Detailed knowledge of network protocols, expertise in Ethernet, Infiniband, RoCE, UE, UAL, or other relevant networking protocols
Has strong analytical, verbal, written, and communication skills. Ability to summarize and effectively communicate technical issues and actions to key partners and leadership teams
Ability to comprehend the roles of HW/FW/SW layers and how they interact in system design
Ability to create, review and approve engineering requirement specification documents
Prior experience with data center and large-scale cluster systems is desired
Machine Learning experience is desired
Prior experience in performance modeling is desired
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2026-01-10Pre Seed· $1M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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