Senior GPU HPC Architect – High-Performance Software

KLA-Belgium; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 186,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

KLA is seeking a Senior Algorithm Software Architect in Milpitas to lead the design and delivery of GPU-accelerated software for large-scale compute and data workflows. You will define architectural direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and domain experts to deliver scalable systems.

The role requires deep experience in HPC software, C++, Python, and GPU programming, with strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering.
• 5+ years in software architecture for HPC/large-scale systems.
• Expert in C++ (17/20) and Python; GPU programming with CUDA/OpenCL.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end software architecture for HPC/GPU platforms (services, libraries, data pipelines, deployment).
• Lead technical strategy, architecture decisions, and design reviews; balance performance and reliability.

Skills

Software engineering

Software architecture

C++ (17/20)

Python

GPU programming (CUDA/OpenCL)

MPI/NCCL

Linux performance tooling

Slurm/Kubernetes

Leadership & comms

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Doctorate

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Slurm

Job description

KLA is seeking a Senior Algorithm Software Architect in Milpitas to lead the design and delivery of GPU-accelerated software for large-scale compute and data workflows. You will define architectural direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and domain experts to deliver scalable systems.

The role requires deep experience in HPC software, C++, Python, and GPU programming, with strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.