Senior FPGA Software Solutions Architect & Stack Lead

191 Altera Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera is building the software stack that takes our FPGAs from silicon to the host application. We are seeking an AVP, Software Solution Engineering to own the architecture of that full stack and lead the team delivering its top layers: the host application layer and the framework/integration layer that interfaces with external platforms.

You will set interface contracts to stabilize cross‑layer development and own production decisions.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or platform development, with leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect a multi-layer software stack end to end—from host application to framework/integration, accelerated services and libraries, runtime and data movement, drivers, and FPGA hardware.
• Own delivery of the top two layers: host application layer and framework/integration layer/API integration with host frameworks and environments.
• Define and enforce stable interface contracts between layers to allow lower layers to develop against a fixed spec.
• Serve as architecture-level counterpart to external platform providers, co-designing alongside their SDKs.
• Lead and grow a small team of software engineers maintaining the stack you own.
• Collaborate with solution architects and engineers on customer proofs-of-concept built on your production stack.
• Track and adapt to roadmaps of host platforms and dependencies as they evolve.

Skills

Leadership experience

APIs/SDKs architecture

Multi-layer software stacks

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

APIs/SDKs

Frameworks

Platform integrations

Job description

Altera is building the software stack that takes our FPGAs from silicon to the host application. We are seeking an AVP, Software Solution Engineering to own the architecture of that full stack and lead the team delivering its top layers: the host application layer and the framework/integration layer that interfaces with external platforms.

You will set interface contracts to stabilize cross‑layer development and own production decisions.