CareerPlan

Senior Staff GPU Kernel Mode Driver Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$217k–$325k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Leads the team to architect, design, implement, verify, and optimize performance and power of GPU cores; develops pre-silicon kernel mode drivers, software, tools, and tests for graphics workloads.

Role type

Senior Staff GPU Kernel Mode Driver Engineer

Builds

Pre-silicon kernel mode drivers, software, tools, and tests for graphics workloads

Domain

Semiconductor / GPU Graphics

Required skills

GPU core architecture, kernel mode driver development, graphics workload testing, performance optimization, power optimization, pre-silicon verification, post-silicon verification, debugging GFX software, hardware architecture validation, statistical analysis of test results, technical documentation

Preferred skills

Research on industry trends in graphics, design review participation, cross-team collaboration

Technologies

GPU cores, GFX software, HW architecture, graphics workloads, statistics tools

Responsibilities

Architecting, designing, implementing, verifying, and optimizing performance and power of GPU cores; developing pre-silicon kernel mode drivers; debugging and resolving key driver features; performing pre- and post-silicon verification; conducting complex analyses of test results; performing extensive debug sessions involving various layers of GFX software with HW architecture elements; consulting with internal or external users and third-party vendors; writing clear and detailed technical documentation

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC and team lead