Senior GPU Software Engineer

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Arm United Kingdom Senior GPU Software Engineer

• Deadline: March 3, 2017 • Career levels: Software Engineer • Keywords: GPUs / Heterogeneous systems

About the role

ARM’s Partner Enablement Group provides application engineering services to ARM’s IP licensees with the goal of en- abling mutual success through securing volume shipment of Silicon Chips. We are now seeking a highly motivated and extremely capable mid-career engineer to join our existing media IP SW driver support team. The role will based in Cambridge, UK.

What will I be accountable for?

Your main objective will be to provide in-depth technical software solutions to GPU IP customers. You will have strong analytic and communication skills, with the ability to remotely diagnose complex technical problems. For high touch customer engagements, you may be required to travel to work with customers at their premises. You will also become an official ARM trainer and occasionally present courses to customers at home and abroad. Additionally, you will help create training material, application notes and multimedia content for customer education purposes.

The successful applicant will also be expected to spend some time each year updating their technical product knowledge at one of ARM’s media IP design centres in either Cambridge, UK; Trondheim, Norway or Lund, Sweden.

Job Requirements

What skills, experience and qualifications do I need?

Qualifications

Good university degree in Computer Science or Electronics Engineering; Post Graduate degree preferred. Other engineering or science subject graduates would be considered if they have relevant experience.

Essential Experience

Expert knowledge of C language Experience of software development for Linux/Android, preferably working on driver or middleware development Strong software design, coding and debug skills. Experience of customer and sales interaction – ideally in a Technical Support, Product Deployment or Field Application role - as well as development work. Knowledge in 2D/3D graphics from technology and standards such as OpenGL ES, EGL, OpenCL Knowledge of GPU and/or CPU architecture with an excellent understanding of the interaction between software and hardware. Experi- ence of working in a multi-time zone and distributed team environment.

Desirable

Experience of embedded operating systems, device drivers, microprocessor and embedded system hardware archi- tectures Knowledge of Khronos multimedia standards and Microsoft standards Knowledge of Windows and UNIX development environments Knowledge of the ARM architecture, ARM assembler Knowledge of heterogeneous compute, ideally GPGPU/OpenCL.

© 2021 HiPEAC, European Network on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation. The HiPEAC project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 779656. What are the desired behaviours for this role?

At ARM, we are proud to have a set of behaviours that reflect our unique culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape extraordinary. These behaviours are assessed as part of the recruitment process: Partner and customer focus – Your tendency to put your partners and customers first in all that you do by understanding their needs and striving to achieve win-win solutions. Collaboration and communication – Your ability to forge lasting relationships which are built upon mutual trust, open communication and sharing of information and success. Creativity and innovation – Possessing a passion for driving continuous improvement through spotting oppor- tunities and seeking the views of others. Team and personal development – You take time to drive your own development, whilst also encouraging team members and partners to do the same. Impact and influence – You listen to differ- ent perspectives, evaluate, persuade and carefully shape your work to deliver truly impactful results. Deliver on your promises – You demonstrate a can-do attitude and you drive to overcome obstacles, acting with a sense of urgency because you’re passionate about what you do.