$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted September 30, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a GPU Engineer at Qualcomm, you will architect, design, implement, verify, and optimize the performance and power of GPU cores.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, implement, verify, and optimize the performance and power of GPU cores.
- Build functional model simulations, develop software, and run tests for graphics workloads to verify correctness and meet power and performance targets.
- Design, program, and execute graphics tests across various benchmarks and scenarios to evaluate 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.
- Author technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex GPU projects to assist users and customers with implementation.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related experience; OR a Master's degree with 1+ year of relevant experience; OR a PhD.
- Experience in software engineering, hardware engineering, or systems engineering.
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, driver, compiler, performance optimization, graphics tests
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First seen in our index 44 days ago, below the 46-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · GPU Software Stack
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Open roles in category
336
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Median days since first seen
46 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (336 roles · 24 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 25 | 336 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 778 | 6737 · 162 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 66 d | 46 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU, driver, compiler, performance optimization, graphics tests
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 165 open roles · median 73 d
- AMD · 74 open roles · median 24 d
- Intel Corporation · 31 open roles · median 23 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 23 open roles · median 75 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 17 d
- Ampere Computing · 5 open roles · median 12 d
How we counted: 336 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (GPU Software Stack) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.