Senior Graphics/JVM Software Engineer (JVM Runtime)
Core
Developing low-level support for UI frameworks (Swing, Compose) and optimizing the JetBrains Runtime (JBR) to ensure IDEs look slick and run fast.
Role type
Senior Graphics/JVM Software Engineer
Builds
Low-level runtime components for IntelliJ-based IDEs and OpenJDK upstream contributions
Domain
Developer tools, JVM internals, Graphics APIs
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
C/C++ programming, Java and JVM internals, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Multithreaded programming, System/UI application development on Unix/Windows/macOS, Modern hardware-accelerated APIs (Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL, D3D)
Preferred skills
Objective-C, Kotlin, Cocoa, X11, Wayland, Deep knowledge of JVM architecture
Technologies
Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL, D3D, Swing, Compose, OpenJDK, Lanai, Wakefield
Responsibilities
Provide low-level support for UI frameworks like Swing and Compose for desktop, Develop new features for IntelliJ-based IDEs, Participate in OpenJDK projects, Fix JBR issues targeted for upstreaming to OpenJDK
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
