Graphics Software Engineer - Consumer Devices (GPU)

TL;DR

Graphics Software Engineer (GPU): Designing and optimizing real-time rendering pipelines and graphics frameworks for consumer devices with an accent on display composition and GPU performance. Focus on implementing high-performance 2D/3D rendering using Vulkan/Metal and ensuring system reliability across Linux, Android, and iOS.

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, CA (4 days per week in office). Relocation assistance is available.

Salary: $325,000 – $405,000 + Equity

Company

hirify.global is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

What you will do

• Build and evolve graphics runtimes and libraries, including text/raster, image pipelines, materials, and shaders.
• Design and optimize real-time 2D/3D rendering pipelines using Vulkan or OpenGL ES.
• Own the display and composition path, including swapchains, frame pacing, vsync, and HDR.
• Establish performance bars through GPU/CPU profiling and optimization for memory, power, and thermal budgets.
• Collaborate with camera, vision, and UX teams to enable compositing and compute interoperability.
• Drive system reliability via crash capture, GPU resets, and automated CI tests.

Requirements

• Experience shipping graphics or high-performance systems on Linux, Android, or iOS.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and modern shading languages.
• Deep knowledge of Vulkan, Metal, or OpenGL ES.
• Understanding of display pipelines and windowing compositors (e.g., DRM/KMS, Wayland, SurfaceFlinger).
• Expertise with profiling tools like RenderDoc, Xcode Metal frame debugger, and perf/ftrace.
• Must be based in or be able to relocate to San Francisco, CA.

Nice to have

• Experience with 2D stacks such as Skia, FreeType/HarfBuzz, or CoreGraphics.
• Familiarity with color management and HDR workflows.
• Experience with compute/graphics interop (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan compute).
• Exposure to graphics driver or Mesa stack development.
• Experience in robotics, AR/VR, or other resource-constrained products.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model (4 days in office).
• Relocation assistance for new employees.
• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Opportunity to work on next-generation user interfaces for cutting-edge AI products.