Senior System Software Engineer, Vulkan Performance

About the role

You will be part of a team whose mission it is to achieve the best possible performance, power-efficiency, and latency for the latest games and creative applications.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing GPU and CPU performance bottlenecks in Vulkan and Proton titles.
• Identifying changes to API usage to improve performance and communicating via appropriate channels with third-party developers.
• Implementing driver performance improvements and resolving driver defects.
• Collaborating with engineers on the team and across NVIDIA.
• Developing a driver that leads the industry in quality and performance.

Requirements

• Hold a B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering or similar field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience (or equivalent) in graphics software, system programming, or related field.
• An understanding of graphics fundamentals, experience with operating systems and a solid understanding of computer architecture is required.
• Comfortable with Vulkan, OpenGL or DirectX.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++, familiarity with assembly code.
• Experience in developing highly optimized code.

Qualifications

• Strong interest and background in 3D graphics.
• Working experience inside operating system kernels and device drivers.
• Ability to think creatively to debug and solve complex, hard to reproduce problems.
• Able to work autonomously and effectively in a multinational, multi-time zone corporate environment.

Skills

• Strong standout colleague; self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and a generous benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the field of computer graphics and high-performance processor design.

Pay

Base salary range: $152,000 - $241,500 for Level 3, and $184,000 - $287,500 for Level 4.

Schedule

Not specified.