GPU Software Engineer (Vulkan)

microTECH Global LTD; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in software recruitment is looking for an experienced Embedded Software Recruitment Consultant to design and optimize Vulkan drivers for their GPU platform. This 9-month contract role involves developing shader compilers and ensuring compliance with Vulkan standards while collaborating with hardware engineers. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in graphics driver development with a minimum of 5 years' experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in graphics driver development.
• Strong understanding of the Vulkan API.
• Proven experience with GPU architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Vulkan drivers for custom GPU architecture.
• Develop shader compilers within the Vulkan software stack.
• Optimize graphics and compute pipelines.

Skills

Graphics driver development

Understanding of Vulkan API

Modern graphics programming techniques

Low-level driver implementation

Graphics and compute pipeline concepts

Tools

LLVM-based compiler technologies

Job description

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Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled and experienced software engineer to develop and optimise Vulkan drivers and related software components for our clients GPU platform. This role focuses on ensuring compliance with the Vulkan standard and delivering high performance across a range of workloads.

This position will be for a 9 month contract initially.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Vulkan drivers tailored to our custom GPU architecture.
• Ensure full conformance with the Vulkan API and optimise performance across varied use cases.
• Develop shader compilers and runtime components within the Vulkan software stack.
• Optimise both graphics and compute pipelines for a vector core-based architecture.
• Work closely with hardware engineers to inform and influence architectural decisions.
• Investigate and resolve driver-related issues across multiple applications and environments.
• Contribute to internal documentation and developer-facing resources.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in graphics driver development.
• Strong understanding of the Vulkan API and modern graphics programming techniques.
• Proven experience with GPU architectures and low-level driver implementation.
• Solid grasp of graphics and compute pipeline concepts.
• Experience working with LLVM-based compiler technologies (desirable).
• Familiarity with open-source hardware architectures (desirable).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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