Staff/Principal Software Architect

Responsibilities

• Drive software architecture across silicon IP products to map modern graphics and compute APIs to silicon deployment.
• Investigate and optimize end-to-end performance of GPU software, prototyping new features at the hardware-software boundary.
• Define the roadmap for APIs and their implementation across current and future hardware platforms.
• Establish technical standards and architectural software patterns for multiple hardware generations.
• Collaborate with customers to understand technical challenges and steer the product roadmap.
• Work across multiple domains including mobile, automotive, and data center to understand GPU software execution.

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial software development experience in graphics or GPGPU-related fields.
• In-depth knowledge of modern 3D graphics or compute APIs such as Vulkan, DirectX, OpenCL, or CUDA.
• Expertise in software optimization for ecosystems like game engines, visual effects, computer vision, or AI.
• Experience with GPU profiling or API tracing tools.
• Ability to write and optimize graphics shaders or compute kernels.
• Strong understanding of both fixed-function and programmable GPU architecture.
• Proven experience architecting software products across multiple development teams or multidisciplinary environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid understanding of computer architecture at both instruction and system levels (memory and communication interfaces).
• Experience working closely with silicon architects and design engineers.
• Exposure to GPU drivers for Android, Linux, or Windows operating systems.
• Experience interacting with open-source communities and external ecosystems.
• Experience presenting at technical conferences or supporting external industry events.

About the Company

Imagination is a UK-based industry authority that creates silicon and software IP designed to give customers a competitive edge. Our GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA) for billions of people across the globe in smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces.