Graphics Software Developer, Chrome

Google LLC; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 182,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Montreal is seeking a Share Graphics Software Developer for Chrome to advance the graphics stack and render pipeline. You will work on performance, correctness, and secure rendering across platforms, joining a team that tackles challenging graphics workloads.

The role emphasizes in-person interviews and collaboration with a distributed Chrome graphics team, contributing to WebGPU and related APIs while maintaining code quality and security considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in software development using C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement improvements across the Chrome graphics pipeline.
• Investigate and design new features for the WebGPU API and shading language.
• Contribute to the ANGLE codebase to resolve stateful API and math-heavy bugs.
• Lead efforts to mitigate security risks in the graphics stack and related areas.
• Partner with the local technical lead to drive execution across distributed teams.

Skills

C++

Graphics programming

Soft. dev experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Graphics APIs

GPUs

Job description

Share Graphics Software Developer, Chrome

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X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in software development using C++.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with graphics programming and low-level drivers/Graphics Processing Unit (GPUs).
• Experience with graphics APIs.

About the job

Google's software developers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for software developers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software developer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our software developers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

About the job

Google's software developers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for software developers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software developer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our software developers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

For this role as a Chrome Graphics Developer, you will be part of a team based in Montreal working on advancing our graphics stack to support fast and secure rendering for the web platform.

Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We're focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way.

Chrome is available across all major platforms - iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Canada: $182000 - $186000 (CAD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Design and implement improvements across the Chrome graphics pipeline.
• Investigate and design new features for the WebGPU API and shading language, and contribute to dawn to improve performance and developer experience.
• Contribute to the ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) codebase to resolve stateful API and math-heavy bugs.
• Lead efforts to mitigate security risks, including memory safety mechanisms in the graphics stack and higher-level mitigations.
• Partner with the local technical lead to identify work, drive execution across distributed teams, and utilize AI to accelerate engineering productivity.

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