Software Development Engineer

VIVA USA Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc is seeking a senior software engineer to enhance and maintain production-level graphics drivers for next-generation GPUs. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to implement features and diagnose issues within the GPU-specific driver stack.

The candidate will validate GPU features for new hardware generations, requiring deep knowledge of GPU architectures, parallel processing, and low-level programming. Strong C/C++ and scripting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelors (or greater) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar program with a focus on Software Engineering.
• Excellent programming skills with demonstrated experience in C/C++.
• Strong problem solving, and debugging skills with a deep understanding of OO principles.
• 5-7 years of demonstrated software engineering experience.
• Experience in device driver development or equivalent close to hardware programming (embedded, OS/kernel, etc).
• Experience with complex software systems and architectures.
• Experience delivering production quality software on schedule.
• Experience with GPU hardware programming and parallel/asynchronous processing.
• Knowledge of GPU and CPU architectures; OpenCL/CUDA, OpenGL, DirectX, or D3D experience.
• Programming skills in Perl/Python and Shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing and maintaining production-level graphics drivers.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to implement features and debug issues in GPU-specific drivers.
• Validating GPU features for new hardware generations.

Skills

C/C++

OO principles

GPU driver development

OpenCL/CUDA

OpenGL/DirectX

GPU architectures

Parallel processing

Performance optimization

Perl/Python

Shell scripting

Data structures & algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

OpenCL

CUDA

OpenGL

DirectX

D3D

Job description

JOB DUTIES:

Enhancing and maintaining sophisticated production-level graphics drivers. Collaborating closely with various engineering teams to implement features and debug isues within the GPU-specific driver. Validating GPU features for new hardware generations.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUATION:

Bachelors (or greater) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar program witha focus on Software Engineering;Excellent programming skills with demonstrated experience in C/C++;Strong problem solving, and debugging skills with a deep understanding of OO principles;Strong technical communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills; 5-7 years of demonstrated software engineering experience;Experience in device driver devlopment, or equivalent close to heardware programming (embedded, operating system/kernal, etc);Experience with complex software systems and architectures;Experience writing clean, well tested, maintable code in an enterprise organization;Experience delivering production quality software engineering solutions on schedule;Working knowledge of device driver development in OpenCL/CUDA, OpenGL, DirectX, or D3D;Experience with GPU hardware programming;Knowledge of GPU and CPU architectures;Experience with parallel and asynchronous processing; Experience with software performance analysis, optimization and low-level programming;Experience with 3D graphics and OpenCL, DirectX, D3D

Programming skills in Perl/Python and Shell script is required. Good knowledge of Data Structure and Algorithm. Good problem solving capabilities

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status