GPU Software Development Engineer
Intel · Posted Oct 8
Semiconductor manufacturing, microprocessors, data center solutions, and artificial intelligence infrastructure
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About the role
The Data Center Group (DCG) at Intel develops high-performance solutions for data-centric markets, powering workloads in cloud computing, AI, and graphics acceleration. The team focuses on enabling and optimizing Intel GPUs across firmware, kernel-mode drivers (DRM/KMD), APIs, and the application layer on Linux. This role develops, backports, debugs, and validates GPU kernel drivers and graphics software across diverse kernel environments and enterprise distributions, while working with firmware, user-space, and validation/DevOps teams.
What you will do
- Develop and validate GPU kernel drivers and graphics software solutions, contributing to the full development lifecycle from design and implementation to testing and release across Linux platforms, including contributions to the open-source graphics software community where applicable.
- Debug, optimize, and enable Linux DRM/KMD drivers - including root cause analysis of kernel panics, regressions, deadlocks, race conditions, and memory corruption across diverse hardware and software environments.
- Design and implement new driver features, enhancements, and optimizations within the Linux DRM/KMD subsystem, collaborating closely with hardware and firmware teams to enable new GPU capabilities.
- Adapt and backport upstream Intel GPU drivers (DRM/KMD) to LTS, enterprise, and customized customer kernel environments, designing and maintaining compatibility layers and out-of-tree packaging solutions such as DKMS.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams - spanning firmware, KMD, user-space runtime, and compute/graphics stacks - to ensure robust integration, compatibility, and stability across the full GPU software stack.
- Partner with validation and DevOps teams to expand multi-kernel test matrices, regression suites, and automated build pipelines that catch compatibility breaks early.
- Ensure high code quality and adherence to Linux kernel coding standards through active participation in design and code reviews, spanning both upstream driver development and backported driver deliverables.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electronics/Electrical Engineering. 5+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale software product development with deep focus on Linux kernel and system software engineering.
- Expert-level C programming with deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, driver architecture, memory management, concurrency, locking primitives, and interrupt handling.
- Proven experience developing and debugging Linux DRM/KMD drivers and device driver debugging mechanisms.
- Hands-on experience backporting Linux kernel patches and drivers across kernel versions, with practical understanding of kernel API/ABI drift and compatibility wrapper construction.
- Proficiency in Linux kernel debugging tools such as ftrace, perf, kdump/crash, kgdb, GDB, dynamic debug, and interpreting stack traces and lockdep reports.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electronics/Electrical Engineering.
- Deep experience with Linux DRM/KMS subsystem, GPU memory management (TTM, GEM), DMA-BUF, and modern graphics/compute software stacks.
- Experience with out-of-tree module frameworks (DKMS, Kbuild backport frameworks) and multi-kernel distribution packaging (RPM, DEB).
- Experience triaging and resolving kernel regressions caused by upstream changes in core subsystems such as schedulers, memory allocators, power management, and PCIe buses.
- Experience supporting customer-specific or enterprise Linux distributions such as RHEL, SLES, or Ubuntu LTS, including kernel validation and issue resolution in production environments.
- Active patch submissions or contributions to the open-source Linux kernel or DRM/graphics community.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Intel
Intel Corporation is a global technology leader focused on the design and manufacturing of microprocessors, integrated circuits, and advanced data center infrastructure. The company drives innovation across personal computing, artificial intelligence, and cloud ecosystems while operating a major semiconductor foundry business. Intel delivers foundational silicon and packaging solutions that power modern digital infrastructure worldwide.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1968
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Lip-Bu Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pushkar Ranade
Chief Technology Officer and Chief of Staff to the CEO
Executive Vice President – Chief Technology and Operations Officer, General Manager Intel Foundry
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