CPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

Apple

Technology company that designs and develops consumer electronics, software, and services

Austin, TX, USA

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Staff Software Engineer

In-Person

10+ years of experience

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Description For CPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

Join Apple's prestigious CPU team responsible for delivering the processors powering M1/M2 Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. As a CPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager, you'll be at the forefront of innovative CPU design and development, working with world-class teams to create industry-leading processors. The role combines technical excellence with strategic program management, requiring deep engagement with CPU architecture, logic design, verification, and physical design teams.

You'll be embedded directly with the CPU design team, driving both daily project activities and long-term initiatives. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence the development of next-generation processors while working closely with various teams including SoC, software, and systems engineering. You'll be responsible for managing complex technical projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful delivery of CPU IP across multiple programs.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge with exceptional program management skills. You'll need to understand sophisticated technical concepts while managing strategic project needs and technology development trade-offs. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology that directly impacts millions of users worldwide, while being part of Apple's commitment to building the most efficient CPUs that scale across their product range.

Working at Apple means joining a company that values innovation, attention to detail, and excellence in execution. You'll be part of a team that's passionate about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in CPU design and performance. The role offers significant growth opportunities and the chance to work with some of the industry's best talents in CPU development.

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Responsibilities For CPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

Drive the development of CPU IP across several programs
Develop and negotiate project schedules and deliverables
Drive regular project meetings to focus the team on upcoming landmarks
Identify and resolve technical issues with relevant experts and stakeholders
Identify risks and dependencies, generate mitigation plans
Communicate program status and blocking issues to multi-functional teams and management

Requirements For CPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

BS + 10 years of relevant experience
Proven Silicon development experience in Design, Verification, Implementation, physical Design, DFT, or silicon validation
Strong communication and executive presentation skills
Strong time and task leadership skills
Technical depth in one or more areas (architecture, logic, verification, physical design)
Ability to work across multiple sites and cross-functionally

Apple

Technology company that designs and develops consumer electronics, software, and services

Austin, TX, USA

Embedded

Staff Software Engineer

In-Person

10+ years of experience

Hardware

Apple

Different Ways to Add Parentheses

Data Structures & AlgorithmsMedium

Given a string expression of numbers and operators, return all possible results from computing all the different possible ways to group numbers and operators. You may return the answer in any order. The test cases are generated such that the output values fit in a 32-bit integer and the number of different results does not exceed 104. For example: If the input is expression = 2-1-1 The expected output is [0,2] Because: ((2-1)-1) = 0 (2-(1-1)) = 2 If the input is expression = 23-45 The expected output is [-34,-14,-10,-10,10] Because: (2(3-(45))) = -34 ((23)-(45)) = -14 ((2(3-4))5) = -10 (2((3-4)5)) = -10 (((23)-4)5) = 10 Constraints: 1 <= expression.length <= 20 expression consists of digits and the operator '+', '-', and '*'. All the integer values in the input expression are in the range [0, 99]. The integer values in the input expression do not have a leading '-' or '+' denoting the sign.

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Design a system to detect people near a door and predict if they will enter.

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How do you handle a developer disagreeing with a bug report?

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Let's say a developer doesn't agree that a reported bug is actually a bug. How would you handle this situation? Be specific. For example, imagine you're a QA engineer, and you find that a button on a webpage is slightly misaligned in a specific browser. You log this as a bug, but the front-end developer says it's 'within acceptable tolerances' and refuses to fix it. Or, perhaps a back-end developer claims that a specific edge-case error is so rare it's not worth the effort to address, even though you believe it violates the product's stated reliability goals. What steps would you take to resolve the disagreement while maintaining a positive working relationship and ensuring product quality? Consider the different approaches you could take based on the severity and impact of the potential bug.

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