Job Information
Bucher & Christian Consulting, Inc. dba BCforward (BCF) Software Development Engineer 2 in Redmond, Washington
Job Title: Applications Dev & Test - Software Development Engineer 2
Location: Remote within the United States (any time zone)
Duration: Contract - 5 months, potential extension
Pay Range: Up to $55 - $58/hr (W2)
Job ID: 371962
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Software Development Engineer 2, Graphics Performance to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in DirectX 12, GPU/CPU performance analysis, and graphics profiling tools and a proven ability to triage, diagnose, and document game performance issues across Windows and Linux graphics stacks.
Top 3 Hard skills:
GPU Architecture Knowledge
DX12 Knowledge, especially with respect to shaders (HLSL, SPIRV,ISA)
Tools experience with GPUView, PIX, Radeon GPU Profiler (RGP)
Responsibilities:
Reproduce reported DirectX 12 performance issues using data from test labs.
Capture and analyze GPU/CPU profiles and traces with PIX, GPUView/ETW, Radeon GPU Profiler, WPA/WPR, and vendor tools.
Identify bottlenecks such as GPU-bound vs. CPU-bound workloads, synchronization issues, shader occupancy, and pipelining.
Propose actionable next steps based on trace and counter analysis to isolate likely root causes.
Create clear performance reports with reproduction steps, captures, metrics, and concise hotspot summaries.
Partner with graphics driver and runtime engineers to validate hypotheses, test fixes, and confirm imp