Tobias Hector
PMTS Software Developer At AMD
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTobias Hector is a seasoned software engineer with eight years focused on graphics and embedded software in the semiconductor industry, currently a PMTS Software Developer at AMD. He has deep expertise in 3D graphics, device drivers, Vulkan, and embedded stacks, having driven Vulkan API development and promotion across roles at Imagination Technologies and AMD. Tobias chairs and contributes to standards-driven work—previously serving as OpenGL ES chair at Khronos—and actively improves Vulkan reliability through test automation contributions to the widely used KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers. His background blends low-level device driver work with developer-facing tooling and testing, making him adept at turning complex hardware requirements into robust software validation. Trained in Computer Games Technology with first-class honors, he brings a games-engine mindset to high-performance graphics and systems engineering.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Games Technology, First Class (Hons), Bachelor's Degree, Computer Games Technology, First Class (Hons) at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Github Skills (5)
vulkan10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
test-automation10
testing10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers
Oct 2018 - Dec 2020
Vulkan Validation Layers (VVL)
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:33 reviews, 15 commits, 7 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Tobias's commits primarily focus on adding and reorganizing tests for Vulkan validation layers. They added new tests to cover recently implemented VUID checks, which involved renaming and restructuring existing tests. The changes included modifications to the `tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp` file to incorporate these new tests and test cases. These contributions aim to improve the reliability and correctness of the Vulkan validation layer implementation.
vulkanlayersvalidation
Tobski/simple_vulkan_synchronization
Aug 2017 - Feb 2019
A single-header library with a simplified interface for Vulkan synchronization
Contributions:9 releases, 5 reviews, 24 commits in 1 year 6 months
header-libraryheadersingle-header-librarysingle-header-libvulkan
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