GPU SW Engineer (Contractor)

GPU SW Engineer (Contractor)

Job Summary

The role is for an engineer with a strong background in GPU Software Architecture to join a team.

The successful candidate will work on investigating and designing existing and new features of 3D graphics APIs like Vulkan and DirectX and how these apply to current and future GPUs.

You will work closely with software and hardware architects, driver development teams to identify existing challenges and future opportunities.

Investigating and evaluating features of and improvements to 3D Graphics APIs, including implications on hardware design and software architecture.

You should have a strong understanding of rendering technologies, graphics pipelines and hands-on experience using one more of the OpenGL ES, Vulkan, DirectX, or Metal APIs.

A deep understanding of GPU architectures and the workloads GPUs are likely to see, and thus what characteristics are important, in different scenarios such as gaming and rendering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop new features of 3D Graphics API.
• Investigate and evaluate features of and improvements to 3D Graphics APIs.
• Drafting new API extensions and writing specification.
• Prototyping interface changes and proposals Propose changes to GPU architecture
• Performance Analysis of proposed changes
• Demonstrate the advantage of new proposed API with real world scenario

Required:

• BSc or MSc or PhD in relevant discipline

• 4 or more years of experience in GPU software architecture or driver development

• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following technologies: Vulkan, OpenGL ES, Metal, or DirectX11 or 12

Desired:

• Sound knowledge of graphics rendering pipeline (rasterization and ray-tracing)
• Knowledge of neural rendering, raytracing and mesh shading pipeline is plus.
• Creativity and ability to effectively communicate ideas.
• Comfortable working on immature technologies and following up the latest advances in science C/C++ programming experience
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, well organized and good team player