Qualcomm

Senior GPU SW Engineer

Qualcomm$116K — $175K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant engineering or computer science field, or a PhD in a related area.
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience for Bachelor's, 1+ year for Master's, or no work experience required for a PhD.
  • 1+ year experience with programming languages suitable for graphics (e.g., C++, C).
  • 3+ years of professional experience preferred, particularly in real-time software applications or GPU development.
  • Strong knowledge of GPU hardware and graphics concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop profiling, performance analysis, and debugging tool features.
  • Collaborate with GPU hardware and software teams for performance validation and analysis.
  • Debug issues and optimize user experience across developer ecosystems.
  • Shape optimization strategies for developers using the Snapdragon Adreno GPU.
  • Engage in full stack development from user interfaces to graphics driver instrumentation.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Graphics Software Engineering

General Summary:

Interested in enabling next generation graphics, games, ray tracing, machine learning, image and video processing, even Mars drones? In the GPU Developer Tools team, you will contribute to initiatives that provide developers the capabilities to learn, debug, and advance these technologies and more.

The Qualcomm Adreno GPU Software team is looking for talented engineers to work on next generation GPU Developer Tools. Responsibilities include the design and development of profiling and performance analysis tools, GPU debugging tools, collaborating with GPU hardware and software teams on performance validation and analysis, new feature development, debugging issues, optimizing for the user experience, and working with the developer ecosystem, our partners, and OEMs. This role is an opportunity to shape how developers optimize for the Snapdragon Adreno GPU and have insight into next generation GPU hardware design.

Our efforts in GPU Developer Tools create opportunities for our team members to learn new technologies and engage in full stack development ranging from user interfaces to graphics driver instrumentation. Experience in developing real-time software applications, graphics and/or GPGPU applications, games, middleware, drivers, or developer tools is a big plus.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Game Rendering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Game Rendering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 1+ year of academic and/or work experience with one or more programming language suitable for graphics (e.g., C++, C).

In this role, you will:
  • Design and develop profiling, performance analysis, and debugging tools features. Collaborate with GPU hardware and software teams on performance validation and analysis.
  • Debug issues, optimize for the user experience, and work with the developer ecosystem, partners, and OEMs.
  • Shape how developers optimize for the Snapdragon Adreno GPU and gain insight into next generation GPU hardware design.


The ideal candidate will meet three or more qualifications:
  • 3+ years of professional experience
  • Extensive programming knowledge in C/C++
  • Strong knowledge of GPU hardware and graphics concepts
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver software features and products while ensuring the highest standards of quality and innovation
  • Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging modern AI-driven productivity tools to accelerate software development workflows, specifically in the areas of automated code analysis, complex debugging, and technical documentation


One or more of the following qualifications is a plus:
  • Experience developing graphics applications with Vulkan, DirectX, Metal, OpenGL, WebGL or graphics development through Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot or a comparable graphics or game engine
  • Experience developing GPU computing applications with OpenCL, CUDA, SYCL etc.
  • Experience debugging, optimizing, profiling, and tuning real-time graphics and/or compute applications
  • Experience with game engines, graphics frameworks, or general computing frameworks leveraging the GPU
  • Knowledge of recent graphics trends, especially ray tracing and emerging capabilities such as mesh shading and workgraphs
  • Familiarity with Graphics Profilers and Debuggers such as Nsight, PIX, GPA, RenderDoc, Radeon Profilers, GfxReconstruct


Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$116,900.00 - $175,300.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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