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GPU Software Engineer

IntelSacramento, CAL6 LeadOctober 26th, 2026
Overview: As a GPU Software Engineer at Intel, you will validate, debug, and optimize graphics software and GPU drivers across Intel platforms to enable advanced AI workflows. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring new graphics capabilities to market and resolve complex system-level issues. You'll work at the intersection of software and hardware, gaining hands-on expertise in GPU architectures, drivers, validation, performance, and AI workloads. This role offers the chance to shape AI-enabled graphics experiences and contribute to scalable, high-quality GPU software. Compensation / Benefitscompetitive paystock bonuseshealth benefitsretirement plansvacation
Responsibilities:
  • Develop end-to-end validation solutions for GPU software, graphics drivers, and applications
  • Debug and resolve complex software, driver, and system-level issues impacting GPU functionality, quality, and performance
  • Triage defects, perform root-cause analysis, and drive issues to resolution with software and hardware teams
  • Develop and maintain automation and debugging tools to improve validation efficiency and product quality
  • Analyze cross-component interactions to identify quality, performance, and compatibility issues
  • Validate GPU compute drivers, runtime layers, and AI framework integration failures across software and hardware teams
  • Integrate AI features into validation flows and develop robust test scenarios
  • Maintain automation tools, benchmarking suites, and frameworks to improve validation and debug efficiency across AI compute and runtime components
  • Optimize software performance and memory efficiency for AI workloads and agentic applications
  • Enable and validate forthcoming AI hardware acceleration capabilities for Intel GPUsCollaborate on cross-OS software development and validation for GPU-accelerated AI workloads
Key requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree with 3+ years or Master's degree with 1+ years in Computer Science/Engineering or related field
  • Software development experience in C, C++, or Python
  • Experience with AI validation workloads (LLM inference evaluation, agentic framework integration)
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks/runtimes (PyTorch, OpenVINO, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow)
  • Experience with industry APIs/frameworks (DirectX, OpenGL, OpenCL, Vulkan)
  • Technical curiosity
Problem-solving Proactive ownershipC, C++, PythonAI validation workloads (LLM inference, agentic integration)ML frameworks/runtimes (PyTorch, OpenVINO, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow)