Algorithm Engineer (C++, Image Processing, HPC)

Location: Milpitas, California, United States; onsite role

Salary: $136,300–$231,700 annually

Company

hirify.global develops metrology and inspection systems for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, including reticle inspection solutions for mask shops and semiconductor fabs.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and optimize algorithms for pattern analysis, defect detection, classification, and data processing in semiconductor inspection systems.
• Translate technical requirements into mathematical models and scalable algorithmic solutions.
• Develop production-quality software using modern C++, object-oriented design, CUDA C++, GPU acceleration, and parallel computing.
• Analyze large-scale datasets and optimize algorithms for accuracy, robustness, throughput, and system performance.
• Research and apply machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI to improve inspection capabilities and automation.
• Collaborate with hardware, optics, systems engineering, applications, field teams, and customers on deployment and integration; occasional international travel is required.

Requirements

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field; or an MS in one of these fields with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in algorithm development, applied mathematics, numerical methods, image processing, computer vision, or related disciplines.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ and experience developing complex software systems for production environments.
• Experience with performance-oriented software development on CPU and/or GPU architectures.
• Strong analytical, debugging, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with CUDA C++, GPU programming, parallel computing, or high-performance computing architectures.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, inspection, metrology, computational lithography, simulation, or related technical domains.
• Familiarity with machine learning and deep learning for data analysis, imaging, or classification.
• Experience with Python and scientific computing tools.
• Understanding of optical systems and computational imaging.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams focused on semiconductor inspection innovation.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) with company matching and employee stock purchase program.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.
• Tuition reimbursement, student debt assistance, career development programs, financial planning, and wellness benefits.

Hiring process

• Multiple interviews with hiring managers, conducted in person or by video conference.