GPU Systems Driver Engineer

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary

GPU System Driver Team are looking for talented software engineers to develop in‑house GPU drivers to verify GPU function and performance on simulator/emulator, and enable exploration of next‑gen architect. As a member of team, you will develop Vulkan/D3D12 driver for prototyping, exploration, and verification of next generation GPU. You will work closely with architect, system, hardware, verification, silicon team through the development life cycle of graphics processor. This role will require you to cultivate a deep understanding of Qualcomm Adreno hardware architecture and Vulkan/D3D12 APIs. You will extensively use your knowledge of graphics, algorithm, computer architecture and operating system to provide solutions to validate next generation Adreno effectively.

Minimum Skills for Engineer

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 1+ years C/C++ programming experience
• GPU programming experience such as OpenGL, Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, GLSL or HLSL

Minimum Skills for Staff Engineer and above

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience OR Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience OR PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• 3+ years C/C++ programming experience
• GPU programming experience such as OpenGL, Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, GLSL or HLSL

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of real‑time computing graphics technology
• Comfortable to work close to the hardware
• Motivated engineer and willing to take initiative and operate with minimum guidance
• Strong programming and debugging skills
• Device driver developing experience
• Working experience on large scale system software

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience OR Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience OR PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience

Equal Employment Opportunity

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. Qualcomm is a certified equal opportunity employer for individuals with a disability and is committed to providing an accessible process to all. The following statement applies to all current and future Employees and beneficiaries of Employees sole or joint ownership and investment by Enterprise and its subsidiaries.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

• $195,200.00 - $292,800.00

Salary is one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our U.S. benefits at this link.

Contact

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.