Intern - Visual Computing (Android)- Graphics Performance Optimisation (Mobile)

Samsung Electronics America ,
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey

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Position Summary Samsung's mobile devices use industry-leading GPUs to provide an outstanding graphics experience in games and other demanding applications such as AR/VR. To provide this experience, we are constantly looking for exceptional engineers with experience in graphics, GPU performance and relevant tools to join our growing team in Staines-upon-Thames. The goal of this internship is to identify performance bottlenecks, provide optimisations and solutions to improve games/applications performance on flagship Samsung devices. These will be applied to the product under development with the aim to improve the gaming and UX experience. This is an exciting opportunity to work on some of Samsung's most advanced products before they are launched. Role and Responsibilities Our interns will be a part of a dynamic research lab working with experts in Android, vision, graphics and AI. Interns at Samsung Research UK are encouraged to write high quality research papers and/or contribute to patents towards the end of their internship. It is expected that the successful applicant will currently be studying for a Master's level degree or a doctorate in Computer Science or a related subject. Skills and Qualifications Essential skills are: + Experience of C/C++ programming + Knowledge of one or more low level Graphics APIs (for example Open GL [ES] / Vulkan) + Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (ideally Bash, Python) Desirable skills include: + Development experience for Android + Knowledge of Android OS internals such as the Graphics Stack + Good knowledge of graphics shading languages (glsl, hlsl, spir-v...) + Development experience on the Linux platform + Familiarity with the Java programming language + Familiarity with performance tracking tools (e.g. APITrace, NVidia Nsight, Android Systrace, etc.) * Please visit Samsung membership at to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. If you are European Economic Resident, please click here at . Job Alerts : If you would like to be notified of new opportunities when they are posted, please click here at . You will be asked to create an account first if you do not already have one. Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, and network systems, and the entire semiconductor industry with our memory, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions. Samsung is also leading in the development of the Internet of Things through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. Since being established in 1969 , Samsung Electronics has grown into one of the world's leading technology companies, and become recognized as one of the top global brands. Our network now extends across the world, and Samsung takes great pride in the creativity and diversity of its talented people, who drive our growth. To discover more, please visit our official newsroom at ( ).