GPU Systems Driver Engineer

Originally posted 23 April 2026 by the employer.

Develop in-house Vulkan and D3D12 drivers to prototype, verify, and explore Qualcomm Adreno GPU hardware architecture.

About the role

The GPU System Driver Team develops in-house GPU drivers to verify GPU function and performance on simulators and emulators, enabling architecture exploration. In this role, you will develop Vulkan and D3D12 drivers to validate Qualcomm Adreno hardware architecture across the graphics processor development lifecycle.

What you'll do

- Develop in-house Vulkan and D3D12 drivers for prototyping, exploration, and functional and performance verification on simulator and emulator platforms. - Collaborate with architect, system, hardware, verification, and silicon teams throughout the graphics processor development lifecycle. - Apply knowledge of graphics, algorithms, computer architecture, and operating systems to validate Adreno hardware architectures. - Provide software solutions to verify GPU functionality and performance metrics prior to silicon bring-up.

What you'll need

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 6+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 5+ years, or a PhD with 4+ years of experience. - Experience programming in C/C++. - Hands-on GPU programming experience with graphics APIs and shading languages such as OpenGL, Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, GLSL, or HLSL. - Understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and graphics algorithms.

Nice to have

- Knowledge of real-time computing graphics technology. - Experience working close to hardware. - Device driver development experience. - Experience working on large-scale system software.

Skills: GPU drivers, Vulkan, D3D12, Adreno architecture, C/C++, graphics driver development