GPU Software Development Engineer
$111,030 - $211,200 USD yearly
Develop Windows kernel-mode drivers and low-level power management features for Intel integrated and discrete GPUs.
Originally posted 1 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a GPU Software Development Engineer, you will design and develop software solutions enabling Intel's GPUs, spanning firmware, device drivers, APIs, and application layers. You will join the Windows Kernel Mode Driver Team within the Client Graphics IP group to implement kernel-level features for integrated and discrete graphics products.
What you'll do
- Develop, validate, and optimize GPU kernel-mode drivers for Windows operating systems.
- Collaborate on implementing low-level features, including device activation, power management, and workload scheduling for integrated and discrete GPUs.
- Design and debug firmware and software features related to GPU hardware and accompanying System-on-Chip (SOC) components.
- Analyze telemetry and resolve complex issues across layers of driver stacks, domains, and IP integration.
- Contribute to the creation of test frameworks, workload automation, and validation methodologies to ensure high-quality code delivery.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field.
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience across two or more required domains.
- Experience with Python for automation/data analysis and C/C++ for firmware and software development.
- Experience developing kernel-mode device drivers for Windows OS, including knowledge of WDDM and kernel-level programming.
- Experience with GPU hardware, graphic drivers, and low-level GPU programming.
- Proficiency with debugging methodologies and hardware/software specifications for development and validation.
Nice to have
- Master's degree with 1+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Background in power management, scheduler optimization, or memory management in kernel-mode driver development.
- Knowledge of graphics, video, and display technologies.
- Experience working with scripting languages for automation purposes.
Skills: GPU, kernel-mode driver, WDDM, C++, power management, Windows
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 59-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · GPU Software Stack
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Open roles in category
272
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Median days open
59 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$221k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (272 roles · 18 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 31 | 272 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 234 | 6321 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 16 d | 59 d (−43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $221k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU, kernel-mode driver, WDDM, C++, power management, Windows
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 142 open roles · median 65 d
- AMD · 52 open roles · median 60 d
- Intel Corporation (this employer) · 30 open roles · median 17 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 191 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 4 d
- Graphcore · 4 open roles · median 11 d
How we counted: 272 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (GPU Software Stack) roles from 18 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 1 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 — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.