collabora - GPU Consultant Engineer

• We offer a competitive benefits package tailored to each country in which we have employees, plus a core global benefit offering accessible to all Collaborans. Our core benefits include: • Competitive salary based on experience and location • Office setup budget • Sabbatical/Retention of Services - after five years continuous service • Co-working policy - support for working outside home • Wellness assessments - biannual wellbeing assessments with a trained mental health specialist • Conference attendance - we cover expenses and encourage speaking opportunities • Open source time - contribute to projects you care about • Work Environment • Fully remote - work where you’re most productive • Global team - engineers across Europe, Americas and Asia • No on-call rotations - this isn't support work • Sustainable pace - we're here for the long term • Flexible hours - manage your own schedule • Growth & Impact • Upstream contributions - your work shapes Linux, not just client products • Technical leadership track - path to principal engineer, subsystem expertise or technical architecture roles • Consulting track - develop deeper client relationships, lead customer engagements or shape service offerings • Mentorship opportunities - both receiving and providing guidance • Conference speaking - we support presentation submissions and provide coaching • Recognition - your contributions are public, building your professional reputation • Culture & Values • Upstream first - we believe the best solutions benefit everyone • Transparency - open discussion about technical decisions, business constraints and project challenges • Pragmatism - perfect is the enemy of good; we ship quality code that solves real problems • Respect for expertise - we trust engineers to make technical decisions • Collaborative - we succeed by working together, internally and with the community • Sustainable pace - we're here for the marathon, not the sprint • A Day in the Life • Morning (your timezone): • Review overnight Mesa GitLab discussion on your patch series • Triage a rendering corruption report from a client - identify whether it is a driver bug or a spec interpretation issue • Respond to maintainer feedback on a Vulkan extension implementation • Pair debug session with a colleague on unexpected GPU hang behaviour • Deep work: implement a missing feature in the Vulkan driver, cross-referencing the spec and hardware documentation • Quick video call with client team to walk through your proposed fix and explain the trade-offs • Review a colleague's DRM buffer management patch before they send it upstream • Help a colleague debug an issue to identify whether it is GPU related • Reproduce a client issue locally using RenderDoc and Vulkan validation layers - narrow it down to a specific draw call • Update client on timeline, discuss whether a quick workaround or a proper upstream fix is the right move for their schedule • Write a clear commit message explaining not just what changed but why the hardware requires it • Some days are heads-down driver work with hours spent in a debugger. Others involve more client communication and architectural discussion. You will find a balance that suits the project and your strengths. • ## Our Interview Process • We respect your time and provide a clear, structured process: • Application Review (within 1 week) - we look at your code and contributions • Initial Chat (30 min) - casual conversation about your experience and our work • Technical Interview (2 - 3h) • Technical Deep-Dive - discuss kernel architecture, past debugging challenges and how you approach problem-solving (no whiteboard coding) • Code Review Session - review real patches together, discuss trade-offs • Client Scenario Discussion - talk through a realistic customer situation: balancing technical debt, timeline pressure and upstream goals (we want to see your thought process, not a "right answer") • Head of Open Source Software Consulting team Discussion (60 min) - meet the Head of Open Source Software Consulting team, ask about day-to-day work and how Collabora works, discuss compensation and benefits. • Offer (within 1 week of final interview) • Total timeline: 3-4 weeks from application to offer • We provide feedback at every stage, and you'll always know where you stand. • What Happens Next • We'll acknowledge your application within 2 business days • Initial response within 1 week • Even if we don't move forward, we'll tell you why • ## Collabora's Commitment • We're committed to building a diverse team and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from people underrepresented in tech.