$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on architecting, designing, implementing, verifying, and optimizing the performance and power of GPU cores within the GPU ASICS Engineering group.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, implement, verify, and optimize the performance and power of GPU cores.
- Build functional model simulations, develop software, and create tests for graphics to verify correctness and meet performance and power goals.
- Design, program, and run graphics tests under various scenarios and benchmarks to verify functionality, performance, power, and stability.
- Develop critical driver and compiler software to support GPU products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, and external users to guide implementation.
- Write detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex GPU projects.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience, or a PhD with 2+ years of experience.
- Experience in Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical disciplines.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 2 years of relevant GPU experience.
- 1 year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director and above).
- 1 year in a technical leadership role with direct reports.
Skills: GPU, modelling, functional model, simulation, architecture
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 73-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
512
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Median days since first seen
73 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (512 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 92 | 512 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 444 | 3618 · 122 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 73 d | 73 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU, modelling, functional model, simulation, architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 85 open roles · median 87 d
- NVIDIA · 69 open roles · median 85 d
- AMD · 41 open roles · median 71 d
- Apple · 36 open roles · median 17 d
- Arm Holdings · 28 open roles · median 16 d
- Micron Technology · 21 open roles · median 112 d
How we counted: 512 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 13 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.