Staff Software Engineer, Game Developer Technologies PC Gaming

$134,800 - $202,200/Yr

Qualcomm - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Studios is looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to collaborate with PC game developers globally, focusing on optimizing game performance for Snapdragon chipsets. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to the future of PC gaming by enhancing CPU, GPU, and overall system performance for both legacy and new games. The engineer will also promote best practices and optimization strategies within the gaming community, working alongside a creative team of veteran developers and graphics experts.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with game developers to optimize CPU, GPU, and overall system performance for Snapdragon chipsets.
• Engage directly with developers to provide support and guidance on game optimizations.
• Evangelize best practices and optimization strategies within the game development community.
• Work with cutting-edge pre-commercial devices and technologies.
• Contribute to the development of technical training content such as frameworks, samples, tutorials, and videos.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years.
• 2+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
• Strong CPU and GPU performance analysis skills.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Solid knowledge of C/C++ and 3D graphics-related mathematics.
• Familiarity with OpenGL, DirectX, or Vulkan.
• Understanding of modern PC and console game engine rendering pipelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with 3D graphics profilers and debuggers such as RenderDoc, Pix, NSight, etc.
• Experience with commercial game engines like Unreal and Unity.
• Experience developing, profiling, and optimizing modern rendering algorithms.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support work-life balance