CAD Engineer - Signoff Infrastructure

Quick Facts

• Role: CAD Engineer – Signoff Infrastructure

Description

The Signoff Infrastructure developer will develop, support, and enhance Signoff dashboards, CAD flow metrics collection, and visualization tools used for Signoff by all Apple SOC design groups. You will work across the full stack using Python and JavaScript/TypeScript to build backend services/APIs and interactive frontend dashboards, and use SQL to manage enterprise-scale design data. As the platform evolves, you will also help integrate RAG and AI-powered features (including a Signoff AI assistant) to improve how teams discover and interact with Signoff data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Signoff dashboards and data visualization tools.
• Build and maintain backend services and APIs for Signoff infrastructure.
• Create interactive frontend dashboards for design and CAD teams.
• Collect CAD flow metrics and query/manipulate data using SQL.
• Provide infrastructure support and collaborate with design/CAD teams to deliver high-impact improvements.
• Contribute to integrating RAG/AI capabilities to support discovery and usage of Signoff data.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Python or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with web development frameworks and libraries: Angular, React, or Express.js.
• SQL database experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Understanding of software engineering best practices, including version control, testing, and CI/CD.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in chip design, chip verification, or CAD.
• Experience with embedding models and LLM integration patterns.
• Understanding of RAG pipelines (embeddings, chunking, retrieval optimization).
• Experience with vector databases.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Test-driven development experience in production environments.

Benefits

Not specified in the provided posting.