AI-Driven GPU Software Engineer

Intel Corporation; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in California (Folsom) seeks a GPU Software Engineer to develop, validate, debug, and optimize graphics software and GPU driver solutions across Intel platforms. You will work at the intersection of software and hardware, collaborating with teams to bring new graphics capabilities to market and address complex system-level issues.

The role covers hands-on experience with GPU architecture, graphics drivers, validation, performance optimization, and AI workloads, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in a related field with required years of experience.
• Proficient in C/C++ or Python for software development.
• Experience with AI validation workloads (LLM eval, agentic frameworks).
• Hands-on with ML frameworks/runtimes (PyTorch, OpenVINO, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow).
• Experience with graphics APIs such as DirectX/OpenGL/OpenCL/Vulkan.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end validation solutions for GPU software and drivers.
• Debug and resolve complex software, driver, and system-level issues.
• Triage defects and perform root-cause analysis with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain automation, debugging tools, and benchmarks.
• Analyze cross-component interactions for quality and performance.
• Validate GPU compute drivers, runtime layers, and AI framework integration.
• Integrate AI features into validation flows and test scenarios across components.
• Develop benchmarking suites to improve validation and debug efficiency.
• Optimize software performance and memory for AI workloads.
• Enable validation of forthcoming AI hardware acceleration on Intel GPUs.
• Collaborate on cross-OS software validation for GPU-accelerated AI workloads.

Skills

C/C++

Python

AI validation

ML frameworks

Graphics APIs

Optimization

Cross-OS profiling

Testing frameworks

Automation tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related field

Tools

DirectX

OpenGL

OpenCL

Vulkan

WinDbg

GDB

VTune

Emulators

JTAG

CI/CD

Job description

Intel Corporation in California (Folsom) seeks a GPU Software Engineer to develop, validate, debug, and optimize graphics software and GPU driver solutions across Intel platforms. You will work at the intersection of software and hardware, collaborating with teams to bring new graphics capabilities to market and address complex system-level issues.

The role covers hands-on experience with GPU architecture, graphics drivers, validation, performance optimization, and AI workloads, including