GPU Software Development Engineer (Windows Kernel Drivers)

Location: Folsom, California, United States; hybrid work model with time split between the assigned Intel site and off-site work.

Annual salary: $111,030–$211,200 USD.

Company

Develops GPU technologies and software solutions spanning firmware, device drivers, APIs, and application layers.

What you will do

• Develop, validate, and optimize Windows kernel-mode drivers for integrated and discrete GPUs.
• Implement low-level GPU features for device activation, power management, workload submission, and scheduling.
• Design and debug firmware and software features for GPU hardware and System-on-Chip components.
• Analyze telemetry and resolve complex issues across driver-stack layers, domains, and IP integrations.
• Create test frameworks, workload automation, and validation methodologies for high-quality software delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• 3+ years of relevant industry, internship, or academic experience in at least two of the listed areas.
• Python for automation or data analysis and C/C++ for firmware and software development.
• Experience developing Windows kernel-mode device drivers, including knowledge of WDDM and kernel-level programming.
• Knowledge of GPU hardware, graphics drivers, and low-level GPU programming.
• Experience with debugging methodologies and hardware/software specifications for development and validation.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree with 1+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Background in power management, scheduler optimization, or memory management for kernel-mode drivers.
• Knowledge of graphics, video, and display technologies.
• Experience collaborating in hardware/software product development teams.
• Experience with additional scripting languages for automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, technically driven environment focused on GPU and graphics technologies.
• Hybrid work model combining on-site and off-site work.
• Competitive pay, stock bonuses, health benefits, retirement programs, and vacation.
• Shift 1 schedule in the United States.