Staff Software Engineer, Game Developer Technologies

2 Months ago • 2-5 Years • Game Engine

Job Summary

Job Description

The Staff Software Engineer will collaborate with game developers to optimize CPU, GPU, and system performance for Snapdragon chipsets. Responsibilities include working with developers, evangelizing best practices, and optimizing both new and legacy games. The role involves a multidisciplinary approach, working with cutting-edge technology and contributing to the future of PC gaming.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of professional experience
  • Solid knowledge of C/C++
  • Solid knowledge of OpenGL, DirectX, or Vulkan
  • Strong CPU and GPU performance analysis skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Fluent in Japanese
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with 3D graphics profilers and debuggers
  • Familiarity with commercial game engines
  • Comfortable working with large codebases
  • Experience creating technical training content
  • Experience developing, profiling, and optimizing rendering algorithms

Job Details


Company:

Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Y.K.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

General Summary:

Job Overview

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Studios 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.  This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge pre-commercial devices and technologies and contribute to the future of PC gaming.

The position is a multi-disciplinary role where you will be responsible for collaborating with game developers and various partners to help optimize CPU, GPU, and the overall system performance of legacy and new games for Snapdragon. In addition to direct engagement with developers you will work to evangelize best practices and optimization strategies within the game development community. 

At the heart of Snapdragon Studios, 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

  • 5+ years of professional experience
  • Solid knowledge C/C++
  • Solid knowledge of OpenGL, DirectX, or Vulkan
  • Solid 3D graphics related mathematics background
  • Understanding of modern PC, and console game engine rendering pipelines
  • Strong CPU and GPU performance analysis skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel both domestic and internationally
  • Self-motivated
  • Fluent in Japanese

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with 3D graphics profilers and debuggers such as RenderDoc, Pix, NSight, etc.
  • Familiarity with commercial game engines such as Unreal, and Unity
  • Comfortable working with unfamiliar, large multi-million-line code bases
  • Experience creating technical training content such as frameworks, samples, tutorials, videos, etc.
  • Experience developing, profiling, and optimizing modern rendering algorithms

Education Requirements

Required: A BS, MS, or PhD degree in an engineering or computer science related field.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.

• 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• 1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.

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Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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