Qualcomm Graphics Software Kernel Mode Engineer - Staff 

United States, California, San Diego 

878343834

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Graphics Software Engineering

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Game Rendering, or related work experience.

Master's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Game Rendering, or related work experience.

PhD 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.

• 1+ year of work experience with one or more programming language suitable for graphics (e.g., C++, C).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in device driver development and debugging

• Experience with graphics hardware and/or graphics device drivers

• Knowledge of graphics kernel concepts including power management, scheduling and dispatch, memory/MMU management, and security

• Fluency in Python

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies Graphics knowledge to assist in the architect, design, implementation, and verification of the structure and performance of GPU hardware, drivers, features, applications, and tools.

• Writes code for well-defined features, drivers, and APIs using different languages (e.g., C, C++, perl, python).

• Maintains comprehensive pre- and post-silicon tests using tools and methods for a specific, well-defined component to verify performance.

• Assists in identifying deficiencies in designs and works with team members to develop solutions to improve designs.

• Collaborates with team members to understand new features and functionality that align with needs and goals for implementation and customization.

• Writes detailed design documentation and feature descriptions for projects.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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$141,600.00 - $212,400.00