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Senior Software Engineer, Game Developer Technologies PC Gaming
Senior Software Engineer, Game Developer Technologies PC GamingQualcomm • San Diego, California, United States
Senior Software Engineer, Game Developer Technologies PC Gaming

Senior Software Engineer, Game Developer Technologies PC Gaming

Qualcomm • San Diego, California, United States
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Company :

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area :

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >

Software Gaming Engineering

General Summary :

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 :

  • Bachelor's degree in Game Development, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Game Development, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Game Development, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications :

  • 3+ 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
  • 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
  • Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application / hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail  disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com  or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found  here . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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    EEO Employer : Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

    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.

    Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :

    $111,300.00 - $166,900.00

    The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this  link .

    If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers .

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