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title: "Nishant Singh - Software Enabling & Optimization Engineer — Graphics & AI Platforms in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Nishant Singh, Senior GPU, Platform & AI Validation Engineer | 12+ yrs at Intel · NVIDIA · AMD | Display · Media · NPU on DG1 / DG2 / Lunar Lake / Panther Lake | Open to work based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes aistudio, antigravity, and claude code."
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# Nishant Singh on Tal

## Headline

Senior GPU, Platform & AI Validation Engineer \| 12\+ yrs at Intel · NVIDIA · AMD \| Display · Media · NPU on DG1 / DG2 / Lunar Lake / Panther Lake \| Open to work

## About

I find the GPU bugs your customers will see — before they see them\. 12\+ years of hands\-on post\-silicon validation across Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD\. Four GPU generations owned end\-to\-end at Intel: DG1 \(Iris Xe MAX — Intel's first discrete GPU\), DG2 / ARC Alchemist, Lunar Lake, and Panther Lake\. Display, media, graphics, and now NPU / AI workload validation — on real silicon, under real customer load\. WHAT I DO \- Post\-silicon GPU & platform validation on actual silicon — not simulation \- Display protocol bring\-up: HDMI 2\.1, eDP, DisplayPort, HDCP \- Media encode / decode validation; content\-creation workflow QA \(Adobe, DaVinci, Blender\) \- NPU / AI workload validation — INT8 / FP16 inference, OpenVINO, DirectML, GPU\+NPU co\-execution \- Cross\-stack debug: BSOD, TDR, GPU\-hang root\-cause across driver / firmware / OS / HW \(WinDbg, GDHM, GPUView, Intel GPA, Lauterbach, ETW / ETL\) \- OEM escalation management — primary Intel contact for Microsoft Surface, Dell, HP, Samsung IMPACT \- 27% faster time\-to\-resolution on high\-severity in\-market defects \- 30% drop in customer\-facing escalations via structured triage \- \+40% post\-silicon test coverage expansion across 200\+ suites \- 100\+ defects reported, 1,000\+ triaged \- 3× Intel Division Recognition Awards — DG1 launch · Workstation GPU planning · Pandemic remote\-setup enablement \- Technical owner in the Intel × Adobe ARC GPU partnership CURRENTLY Shipping applied\-AI side projects while I hunt for the next right role: \- InboxAI — hybrid local \(RTX 3080 \+ Ollama\) / cloud inference email client \- AI\-Powered Interview Assistant — offline LLM desktop helper \- AlgoForge — AI\-assisted DSA learning platform Open to: Senior GPU / Platform / Firmware Validation · AI\-Platform Validation · Technical Account Manager roles\. Bengaluru\-based; open to hybrid and remote\. 📩 nishantsonuster@gmail\.com 📞 \+91 7020134459

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

aistudio

antigravity

claude code

claude

codex

opencode

## Work experience

Software Enabling & Optimization Engineer — Graphics & AI Platforms at Intel Corporation, Feb 2025 \- Jul 2025 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Customer\-facing graphics & AI triage role focused on Intel ARC and integrated Xe across the field\. Role concluded due to geo\-based org consolidation\. \- Owned P0 / P1 defect triage for Intel ARC and integrated Xe customers\. Built a repeatable replication \+ data\-capture workflow that cut engineering\-noise tickets 10% in Q1'25 and dropped customer\-facing escalations 30%\. \- Chaired cross\-team P0 / P1 resolution calls spanning driver, firmware, platform, and OEM partners — improved ticket closure rate 22% and kept time\-critical fixes on release trains\. \- Applied AI\-assisted log synthesis to accelerate BSOD\-dump and multi\-ingredient ETL analysis; findings fed back into Intel's AI\-driven customer\-response tooling\. Keywords: Intel ARC, Xe graphics, customer escalations, P0/P1 triage, BSOD debug, ETL analysis, driver debug, AI\-assisted triage\.

System Validation Engineer at Intel Corporation, Apr 2019 \- Jul 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Platform Validation Engineer — Graphics & AI Domain Owner at Intel Corporation, Apr 2019 \- Jan 2025 · 5 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Six\-year run owning post\-silicon validation across four Intel GPU generations\. Primary Intel validation contact for Microsoft Surface, Dell, HP, Samsung\. Technical owner in the Intel × Adobe ARC partnership\. POST\-SILICON OWNERSHIP — 4 GPU GENERATIONS \- End\-to\-end ownership for DG1 \(Iris Xe MAX, Intel's first discrete GPU\), DG2 / ARC Alchemist, Lunar Lake \(Xe2 \+ NPU\), Panther Lake \(Xe3 \+ next\-gen NPU\)\. \- Authored System Integration plans and post\-silicon debug content for each program\. DISPLAY & MEDIA \- Led HDMI 2\.1, Display Shift, eDP, DisplayPort bring\-up on DG2\. \- Validated 3D pipelines, media encode / decode, display IP across SKUs on real silicon\. AI & NPU VALIDATION \- Validated NPU execution on Lunar Lake and Panther Lake — inference latency, INT8 / FP16 accuracy, OpenVINO / DirectML dispatch, GPU\+NPU co\-execution\. COVERAGE & QUALITY \- Expanded coverage across 200\+ suites → \+40% overall, \+20% on display / media\. Retired 20% redundant coverage\. \- Cut post\-release defects 18–30% via escape analysis\. Reported 100\+ defects; triaged 1,000\+ in\-market issues\. DEBUG & ROOT\-CAUSE \- Cleared 10\+ P0 / P1 blockers per release — BSOD, TDR, GPU\-hang root\-cause across driver / firmware / OS / HW using GDHM, GPUView, WinDbg, Intel GPA, Lauterbach, ETW / ETL\. \- Built early\-warning dashboard for in\-market signals — 27% faster time\-to\-resolution\. OEM & PARTNER \- Primary Intel contact for Microsoft Surface, Dell, HP, Samsung\. \- Technical owner in Intel × Adobe ARC partnership — led post\-launch resolution for Adobe Creative Suite, DaVinci Resolve, Blender\. RECOGNITION \- 3× Intel Division Recognition Awards — DG1 launch · Workstation GPU Planning · Pandemic Remote Enablement\. Keywords: DG1, DG2, ARC Alchemist, Lunar Lake, Panther Lake, Xe2, Xe3, NPU, post\-silicon, HDMI 2\.1, DisplayPort, HDCP, WDDM, DirectX 12, Vulkan, OpenVINO, DirectML, WinDbg, BSOD, TDR\.

Software QA Engineer at NVIDIA, Jan 2017 \- Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Pune Area, India, Led NVWMI driver validation and graphics API hardening across Windows, Ubuntu, and RHEL\. Built HPC test coverage on IBM Power9 \+ NVIDIA Tesla\. HDCP domain owner across HDMI / DisplayPort on Quadro\. DRIVER VALIDATION \- Owned NVWMI driver validation on Windows, Ubuntu, and RHEL across short\-lived and long\-lived branches\. \- Led a 5\-member validation team across two release cycles\. GRAPHICS API & DISPLAY \- Hardened stability across DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan\. \- HDCP domain owner across HDMI / DisplayPort on Quadro — \+10% coverage via dashboard\. \- Validated GeForce NOW, Nview, Vulkan\-over\-RDP, and VR headset enablement \(Acer, Microsoft\) for Autodesk workstation software\. HPC ON POWER9 \+ TESLA \- Built 40\+ HPC test cases for VMD, ParaView, and VisIt on IBM Power9 \+ NVIDIA Tesla\. \- Researched app internals, defined performance baselines, and unblocked non\-standard Power9 builds with upstream developers\. Keywords: NVIDIA, Quadro, Tesla, NVWMI, HDCP, DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan, HPC, IBM Power9, ppc64le, GeForce NOW, VR\.

Test Engineer — NVIDIA GPU on IBM Power8 \(Client: IBM\) at ILabs Technology Solutions, Mar 2016 \- Dec 2016 · 10 mos, Pune/Pimpri\-Chinchwad Area, Contract engagement testing NVIDIA GPU drivers on IBM Power8 architecture for IBM\. \- Tested NVIDIA GPU drivers on IBM Power8 for Ubuntu and RHEL\. \- Built and validated open\-source HPC apps for ppc64le architecture\. \- Compared GPU performance vs x86\_64 using FSAA, Shader Cache, and app\-profile features\. \- Collaborated with upstream developers to unblock non\-standard Power8 builds\. Keywords: NVIDIA, IBM Power8, ppc64le, Ubuntu, RHEL, HPC, GPU driver, performance benchmarking\.

QA Engineer — AMD Catalyst Validation \(Client: AMD\) at TEKsystems, Sep 2015 \- Mar 2016 · 7 mos, India, Contract at TEKsystems driving AMD Catalyst driver qualification for AMD\. \- Graphics API testing \(OpenGL / DirectX / Mantle\) across AMD Catalyst driver releases\. \- Performance and benchmarking on AMD graphics cards using AAA game titles\. \- Validated PowerXpress configurations across full AMD Catalyst functionality\. \- AMD CrossFire / Hybrid CrossFire / Dual Graphics configuration testing\. \- AMD Single Large Surface \(SLS\) validation across display combinations\. \- Stereo 3D game and application testing on AMD GPU driver\. \- Functional, regression, and sanity testing; defect reporting and tracking\. Keywords: AMD, Radeon, Catalyst, OpenGL, DirectX, Mantle, CrossFire, PowerXpress, SLS, Stereo 3D\.

AMD Catalyst · Virtual Super Resolution \(VSR\) · Frame Rate Target Control \(FRTC\) at TEKsystems, Jan 2015 \- Mar 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos, India, Named AMD feature\-validation projects delivered during AMD Catalyst release cycles\. \- AMD Catalyst — full software stack validation across Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux on AMD APUs and Radeon graphics for desktop and notebook\. \- Virtual Super Resolution \(VSR\) — validated game\- and engine\-agnostic SSAA simulation across titles without native SSAA support, including combinations with in\-game anti\-aliasing\. \- Frame Rate Target Control \(FRTC\) — validated frame\-rate cap behaviour in full\-screen mode: power consumption reduction, thermal impact, and fan\-noise characteristics on discrete graphics cards\.

Shader Cache & AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition at TEKsystems, Nov 2014 \- Mar 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos, Greater Hyderabad Area, Feature validation during AMD's Catalyst → Radeon Software Crimson transition\. \- Shader Cache — validated pre\-compiled shader caching to eliminate runtime compilation delays\. Tested cache generation across engine\-wide global\-setting variants and prioritized selective compilation paths for specific setting combinations\. \- AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition — participated in validation of AMD's redesigned graphics software stack: new UI, graphics performance uplift, and feature regression across the Catalyst\-to\-Crimson migration\.

Junior Tester at Ubisoft, Mar 2014 \- Nov 2014 · 9 mos, Pune/Pimpri\-Chinchwad Area, QA on Ubisoft AAA title The Crew and the Uplay platform across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox\. \- Functional and integration testing for The Crew and its companion app across PC and PlayStation 4\. \- Uplay game\-portal QA across multiple console and PC environments\. \- Defect discovery across visual appeal, audio, functionality, performance, crashes, exploits, challenge, and overall entertainment\. \- Authored test passes in Excel and Ubisoft's proprietary test tooling\. \- Participated in play\-tests; delivered qualitative feedback via group reviews and written reports\. Keywords: Ubisoft, The Crew, Uplay, AAA games, QA, PS4, functional testing, integration testing\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \(B\.E\.\), Information Technology, East west institute of technology

Higher Secondary Examination, MPC, doon public school

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