VMware by Broadcom is modernizing its graphics stack to enable the latest DirectX and Vulkan features for 3D applications, requiring developers to contribute to both user and kernel mode parts of the driver stack for Windows and Linux guest drivers.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in either Windows kernel/driver development or Linux graphics driver development
- Excellent C programming skills on Windows or Linux
- Strong debugging skills and ability to analyze memory/kernel/graphics issues independently
- Experience developing either a WDDM or Linux graphics driver
- For Linux guest driver, knowledge of Linux Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) and Kernel Mode Setting (KMS)
- Solid understanding of operating and hardware interaction
- Strong operating system and kernel internals knowledge with either Windows or Linux OS
Responsibilities
- contribute to both user and kernel mode parts of the driver stack
- work on guest driver development
- modernizing our graphics stack to enable the latest DirectX and Vulkan features for 3D applications
- supporting current and developing future graphics drivers for the Windows and Linux operating systems that integrate with our virtual graphics stack
- integrating public clouds for faster time to market
- empowering digital workspaces to improve mobile experiences
- transforming cyber security
Other
- Bachelors and 8+ years of related experience; Masters degree and 6+ years of related experience.
- Excellent problem-solving and cross-team collaboration skills.
- Understanding of virtualization technologies.
- Linux kernel open source contributions.
- ARM programming experience.
