Principal Software Engineer, PC Game Engine Development

Overview

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

Job Overview:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age – and this is where you come in.

Qualcomm’s Gaming group is seeking an experienced engineer to work directly with PC game developers around the world driving game optimizations to create best-in-class experiences for the Snapdragon chipset. The focus of the role will be primarily on GPU and CPU related features and optimizations for PC gaming but will touch all the Snapdragon SOC hardware blocks including, audio, video, neural processing, display and connectivity. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge hardware, and contribute to the future of high performance, always connected PC gaming.

At the heart of the Qualcomm Gaming group, we are passionate about next generation gaming technologies and delivering exceptional gaming experiences. Our highly creative teams are full of veteran game developers, artists, game engine experts and graphics enthusiast who work on our latest GPU and gaming hardware innovations around mobile, PC, and XR.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

+ 8+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.

+ 4+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

+ MS, or PhD degree in an engineering or computer science related field.

+ 10+ years of professional experience

+ Comfortable working in large unfamiliar C/C++ codebases

+ Experience developing source-level game engine features/optimizations

+ Solid 3D graphics related mathematics background

+ Expertise with Vulkan, DirectX. OpenGL, or OpenGL ES

+ Experience shipping at least one commercial PC or console game

+ Experience providing technical direction for a small team of engineers

+ Familiarity with 3D graphics profilers and debuggers such as Snapdragon Profiler, RenderDoc, Pix, NSight, etc…

+ Deep understanding of modern PC/console game engine architectures

+ Experience developing, profiling, and optimizing modern rendering algorithms

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

+ Self-motivated

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We are engineers, scientists and business strategists. We are from many different countries and speak many different languages. We come from diverse cultures and have unique perspectives. Together, we focus on a single goal—we invent breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects, computes, and communicates.

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