The role combines low-level systems programming with open source collaboration. You will work alongside experienced graphics engineers, develop genuine expertise in how modern GPUs work from the kernel up, and grow into a contributor that the broader open source graphics community knows by name. Location: Fully remote Travel: Optional conference attendanc What we’re looking for Required Vulkan - solid understanding of the core spec; command buffers, render passes, synchronisation, memory management and pipelines. Familiarity with Vulkan validation layers and debugging workflow Basic understanding of GPU hardware concepts - queues, tilers vs IMR, memory hierarchies Linux kernel basics - comfortable reading and navigating kernel code DRM fundamentals - GEM/buffer management, dma-buf/prime buffer sharing, fence and sync objects, GPU job submission paths Mesa architecture awareness - Gallium, driver structure Basic understanding of how userspace drivers interact with kernel C and C++ - comfortable with pointer arithmetic, memory management, kernel-style coding Nice to have Git - mailing list...
