KHRONOS Standard Expert Lead

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Canada is seeking a Khronos Standard Expert Lead to drive the graphics API standardization effort within the Central Media Technology Institute. You will lead the graphics standards team, shape future APIs, and collaborate with Huawei product groups to deliver maintainable, high-performance graphics features.

The role requires a Master’s in CS/Engineering, deep knowledge of Vulkan/OpenGL/WebGPU, and proven leadership in Khronos/W3C activities, with a track record of publications and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenGL, WebGL, WebGPU).
• Proven ability to propose and develop enhancements to a graphics API specification with ecosystem impact.
• 3 years of experience in Khronos/W3C standard activities (Vulkan, OpenGL, OpenGL ES, SPIR-V, glTF, WebGL, WebGPU).
• Deep understanding and experience in computer graphics.
• Technical team leadership experience with the ability to lead Huawei’s vision and the graphics standard team.
• Awareness of new SOTA technologies such as neural rendering and 3D Gaussian splatting and their impact on standards.
• Experience in parallel/distributed computing technologies.
• Experience in machine learning technologies.
• Strong publication record in top journals and conferences.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the graphics standard team and business vision to define, design and develop enhancements for future-oriented graphics APIs.
• Propose enhancements to graphics APIs to improve runtime performance on Huawei devices.
• Collaborate with Huawei teams engaging with graphics API standards.
• Interface with various product teams at Huawei to deliver innovative, clean, maintainable solutions.

Skills

Graphics API knowledge

Team leadership

Parallel computing

Machine learning

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Khronos standards involvement

OpenGL/Vulkan toolchain

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Khronos Standard Expert Lead.

About the Team:

Established in 2012, the Central Media Technology Institute (CMTI) is Huawei's center for media technology innovation and engineering, enhancing the technical competitiveness of media products. Sitting within CMTI, the Graphics Technology Lab focuses on research and breakthroughs in photography, audio, video, computer graphics, XR, and codec standards to maintain the company's leadership in media technology. Our R&D team comprises skilled CG algorithm experts, researchers, software architects, and standards specialists dedicated to building core capabilities for an improved graphics experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the graphics standard team and business vision to define, design and develop enhancements target to future oriented graphics APIs and advance the feature sets of such APIs.

• Propose enhancements to graphics APIs which could improve the runtime performance of applications relying on GPU on Huawei devices.

• You will work with Huawei teams engaging with graphics API standards.

• You will also interface and collaborate with various product teams at Huawei to come up with innovative, clean and maintainable solutions.

The total compensation for this position ranges from $121,000 to $230,000, depending on education, experience and demonstrated expertise.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent.

• Deep understanding of graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenGL, webGL, webGPU)

• Proven ability to propose and develop enhancements to a graphics API specification while considering the impact on the larger ecosystem (production, delivery, runtime)

• 3 years of experience in KHRONOS/W3C standard activities including Vulkan, OpenGL, OpenGL|ES, SPIR-V, glTF, webGL, webGPU etc

• Deep understanding and experience in computer graphics

• Technical team leadership experience with ability to lead Huawei’s vision and the graphics standard team

• Awareness of new SOTA technologies such as neural rendering, 3D Gaussian Splatting and their influence on Standard.

• Experienced in parallel/distributed computing technologies.

• Experienced in machine learning technologies.

• Good publication record in top journals and conferences.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Additional Information:

Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.