GPU Software Engineer - Cork, Ireland

Qualcomm; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary, stock and performance related

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education Assistance

Relocation and immigration support

Life, Medical, Income and Travel Ins

Subsidised memberships for well-being

Bicycle purchase scheme

Employee run clubs

Job summary

QT Technologies Ireland Limited is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, create, modify and validate embedded and cloud edge software and utilities that power cutting-edge products. You will collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture and test teams to define performance interfaces and deliver reliable software solutions.

The role emphasizes graphics and GPU compute with OpenCL/CUDA, Vulkan and modern rendering pipelines, plus experience with engines like Unity or Unreal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years experience as a software engineer or similar role.
• Experience with embedded and cloud edge software concepts.

Responsibilities

• Applies software knowledge to assist and support design, development, and validation of embedded and cloud edge software.
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements.
• Designs and implements small software features for products and systems.
• Participates in coding for small features, unit testing, debugging, and integration.
• Assists in code reviews, regression tests, and issue triage.
• Collaborates with project team to achieve objectives.
• Writes technical documentation for software projects.

Skills

C/C++

C#

Rust

Go

Vulkan

DirectX

Metal

OpenGL/WebGL

Unity/Unreal Engine

OpenCL/CUDA

GPU profiling tools

Nsight/RenderDoc/PIX

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

Tools

Nsight

PIX

RenderDoc

GPA

Job description

Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting‑edge, world‑class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system‑level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years experience with the following:

• Demonstrated programming knowledge in C/C++, or demonstrated proficiency in tools and/or application development with C#, Rust, or Go
• Experience developing graphics applications with Vulkan, DirectX, Metal, OpenGL, WebGL or graphics development through Unity, Unreal Engine, or a comparable graphics or game engine
• Experience developing GPU computing applications with OpenCL, CUDA, SYCL etc.
• Experience debugging, optimizing, profiling, and tuning real-time graphics and/or compute applications
• Experience with game engines, graphics frameworks, or general computing frameworks leveraging the GPU a plus
• Knowledge of recent graphics trends a plus, i.e. ray tracing, mesh shading, work graphs
• Knowledge of Image and video processing, data parallelism, and machine learning algorithms
• Familiarity with Graphics Profilers and Debuggers such as Nsight, PIX, GPA, RenderDoc

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies Software knowledge to assist and support the design, development, creation, modification, and validation of embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements.
• Designs and implements small software features for products and systems.
• Participates in the design, coding for small features, unit testing, minor debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule.
• Assists in performing code reviews and regression tests as well as the triaging of issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.
• Writes technical documentation for Software projects.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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