Principal Software Applications Engineer

The role

Imagination is dedicated to designing graphics processors for a growing market, including mobile, automotive, desktop & data centre and consumer. You will support Imagination's customers in the design of their products that utilise Imagination’s processor cores and drivers.

You will join a highly motivated and knowledgeable team of software and hardware applications engineers dedicated to delivering world-class customer service and technical knowledge to leading technology companies around the world.

After an initial training period you will be responsible for key customers, alongside other team members, in a dynamically changing landscape, adapting to customer issues and creating potential solutions, primarily (but not limited to) Automotive, Mobile and desktop & data centre segment.

You will:

• Guide and support customers through their product development, from the excitement of first-time power up, through debugging, to final production
• Work with high profile customers (and their customers) on impactful and market leading projects, including issues with the addition of new features, applications and performance analysis
• Take ownership of our key software products (e.g., graphics processors) and provide expertise of the technical details and implementation of these products to other members of the team
• Create documentation and train customers in the use of product deliverables, such as our graphics development kit and coding techniques
• Discuss and provide solutions for customer issues covering quality assurance, stability, performance, the running of applications, operating systems and more
• Provide first level analysis to the customer to investigate issues, find root causes and provide create solutions

About you

Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions orientated and a world-class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

You'll have:

• Experience of programming in low level languages such as C/C++ from a previous job, academia or personal projects
• Skilled in software debug and validation of applications on modern operating systems, such as Windows, Linux and Android
• Understanding of device drivers within high level operating systems
• The ability to clearly communicate technical subjects in both written and verbal form
• Excellent problem-solving skills

You might also have:

• Experience with Industry 3D graphics standard APIs e.g., DirectX/OpenGL ES/OpenCL/Vulkan
• knowledge of Functional Safety standard and experience in automotive industry
• Understanding of software and hardware aspects of graphics architectures

Who we are

Imagination is a UK-based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time-to-market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces.

We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before.

So come join us if you're wanting that something more

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions.

As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology.