Lead Vector Compute Architect (GPU)

Location: Taiwan, Hsinchu

Company

hirify.global is a semiconductor startup based in Sunnyvale, California, building high-performance and energy-efficient graphics processors for immersive content creation and consumption.

What you will do

• Define data-parallel GPU microarchitecture within ISA constraints.
• Lead architecture tradeoff analysis across performance, power, area, bandwidth, latency, and scalability.
• Develop system architecture specifications, interface definitions, and microarchitecture requirements.
• Lead workload analysis, performance modeling, and bottleneck identification using C, C++, SystemC, or similar environments.
• Define memory hierarchy, cache structures, and coherency architecture.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, firmware, software, and systems teams through silicon bring-up, debugging, tuning, and post-silicon optimization.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in modern data-parallel microarchitecture.
• Strong understanding of data-parallel microarchitectures, subsystem integration, workload characterization, profiling, and performance modeling.
• Experience with out-of-order data dependency and control, utilization or occupancy optimization, and high-performance architecture design.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of RTL development and verification methodologies, architecture modeling, and performance analysis tools.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with CPU, GPU, or NPU architectures; NoC or interconnect architectures; or cache coherency protocols such as CHI, ACE, or CXL.
• Experience with PCIe, UCIe, Ethernet, DDR, LPDDR, HBM, or GDDR memory systems.
• Experience with power, performance, and area optimization.
• Familiarity with firmware and software interaction in complex SoC systems.

Culture & Benefits

• First-principles approach to solving complex engineering problems.
• Values include fearless experimentation, adaptability, and collaborative learning.
• Inclusive environment focused on professionalism, integrity, and respect.
• Compensation is at the market rate for Taiwan and varies according to qualifications, experience, and location.