Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering
General Summary:
Staff Engineer – Graphics Driver (Adreno GPU)
Location: Hyderabad, India
Job Overview
Qualcomm is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Engineer to join our Graphics Driver team in Hyderabad. The team is responsible for developing cutting-edge graphics drivers for Qualcomm’s Adreno GPUs, enabling high-performance gaming, AR/VR, and rich user experiences across Android and other mobile platforms.
As a Staff Engineer, you will play a key technical leadership role in designing, developing, optimizing, and debugging advanced graphics features across modern APIs such as OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and ANGLE, working closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, compiler, and system software.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance GPU driver components for Adreno GPUs.
Work extensively on graphics APIs including OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and ANGLE.
Analyze and optimize graphics workloads for performance,



power efficiency, and memory usage on mobile platforms.
Debug complex graphics issues across the software stack, including driver, framework, and application layers.
Collaborate with hardware architecture, compiler, and performance teams to enable new GPU features.
Drive root-cause analysis of customer issues, game/application failures, and benchmark regressions.
Contribute to conformance and certification efforts (e.g., Khronos CTS) for graphics APIs.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the team.
Participate in design reviews and influence architecture decisions for future GPU and driver enhancements.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience, OR
Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience, OR
PhD with 4+ years of experience.
Solid programming expertise in C/C++.
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📌 Staff Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Qualcomm
📍 Hyderabad