GPU Standards Engineer: Vulkan/OpenCL Driver + Equity

Bolt Graphics, Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision premiums 100

Equity - Stock Options

401(k) match

WFH Equipment Reimbursement

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Bolt Graphics, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a highly experienced GPU Standards Developer to design, implement, and optimize a high-performance host-side driver stack for our RISC-V GPU architecture.

The role spans junior to senior levels and emphasizes API layering on top of our proprietary core. You will work with Vulkan, OpenGL, OpenCL, and SYCL, contribute to Mesa, collaborate with the GPUDriver team, and engage with Khronos standards groups to shape extensions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Industry experience with graphics and compute development.
• Deep understanding of modern GPU APIs such as Vulkan, Metal, DirectX, CUDA and SYCL.
• Extensive experience developing GPU graphics and compute applications and writing shaders.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming.
• Experience with code analysis, IR (LLVM, MLIR, ISPC), and LLVM and GCC internals.
• Demonstrated ability to ship high-quality production software.
• Experience with technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop a high-performance host-side driver stack that layers industry-standard APIs on top of our proprietary API for a RISC-V GPU.
• Contribute to open-source initiatives such as Mesa.
• Coordinate with the GPUDriver team to implement functionality for industry-standard APIs.
• Participate in Khronos and other industry standards groups to develop extensions.
• Run testsuites such as Khronos CTS to evaluate conformance to standards.
• Develop a toolchain for development, optimization, and debugging.

Skills

C/C++ programming

GPU APIs (Vulkan, Metal, DirectX, CUDA

SR/IR tooling (LLVM, MLIR, ISPC)

graphics and compute development

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Mesa

LLVM

MLIR

ISPC

GCC internals

Job description

Bolt Graphics, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a highly experienced GPU Standards Developer to design, implement, and optimize a high-performance host-side driver stack for our RISC-V GPU architecture.

The role spans junior to senior levels and emphasizes API layering on top of our proprietary core. You will work with Vulkan, OpenGL, OpenCL, and SYCL, contribute to Mesa, collaborate with the GPUDriver team, and engage with Khronos standards groups to shape extensions.