Lead Vector Compute Architect — GPU/Performance Lead (Equity)

Bolt Graphics, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

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Job summary

Bolt Graphics, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an experienced Lead Vector Compute Architect to define the architecture for next-generation GPUs.

You will drive data-parallel compute unit design, performance modeling, and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, and systems teams to deliver scalable compute architectures. The role focuses on scalable architectures for graphics, HPC, and system management, with responsibilities ranging from tradeoff analysis to post-silicon

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of modern data-parallel microarchitectures and subsystem integration.
• 6+ years of experience in modern data-parallel microarchitecture including workload characterization and profiling.
• Experience with performance modeling and out-of-order data dependency and control.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture tradeoff analysis for performance, power, area, bandwidth, latency, and scalability.
• Develop and review system architecture specifications, interface definitions, and microarchitecture requirements.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, firmware, software, and system teams throughout the development cycle.
• Lead performance modeling, workload analysis, and bottleneck identification using C/C++/SystemC modeling environments.
• Define memory hierarchy, coherency architecture, and cache structures.
• Work closely with verification teams to define architectural test plans and validation strategies.
• Support silicon bring-up, debug, performance tuning, and post-silicon optimization.
• Contribute to long-term technology and product roadmap planning.

Skills

Data-parallel microarchitecture

Workload characterization

Performance modeling

Out-of-order data dependency

Education

B.S. / M.S. in EE / CE / CS or related

Job description

Bolt Graphics, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an experienced Lead Vector Compute Architect to define the architecture for next-generation GPUs.

You will drive data-parallel compute unit design, performance modeling, and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, and systems teams to deliver scalable compute architectures. The role focuses on scalable architectures for graphics, HPC, and system management, with responsibilities ranging from tradeoff analysis to post-silicon