GPU Software Engineer (Vulkan)

Extended Family International; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a talented software engineer to develop and optimize Vulkan drivers for their cutting-edge GPU platform. This exciting role involves ensuring compliance with the Vulkan standard while delivering high performance across diverse workloads. You will design and implement drivers tailored to a unique GPU architecture, work closely with hardware engineers, and contribute to internal documentation. If you are passionate about graphics programming and want to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in graphics driver development.
• Strong understanding of Vulkan API and graphics programming techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Vulkan drivers for custom GPU architecture.
• Ensure compliance with Vulkan API and optimize performance.

Skills

Vulkan API

Graphics Driver Development

GPU Architectures

Low-Level Driver Implementation

Graphics and Compute Pipeline Concepts

Tools

LLVM

Job description

Role Overview

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

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 resourcesRequirements
• 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 conceptsExperience working with LLVM-based compiler technologies (desirable)
• Familiarity with open-source hardware architectures (desirable)