Lead GPU algorithm engineer

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We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with cancer.

Are you ready to join a team who works for every patient having access to the best possible cancer care? We have an exciting opportunity in our Helsinki office for a Lead GPU Algorithm Engineer to develop high-quality clinical software and solutions for treatment management applications. In this role, you will work with shaping advanced algorithms and applications that make a real difference in people’s lives.

The team is working on an exciting software development project within the medical device industry, creating a seamless and precise cancer treatment planning system for our Elekta Linac radiation therapy machines worldwide.

What you’ll do at Elekta

• Design, implement, test, and maintain compute-intensive software (primarily in CUDA and C++) with focus on computational efficiency, safety, quality, and usability

• Prototype and evaluate algorithms (Python/C++ or similar), ensuring robustness, accuracy, and performance

• Participate in architectural and detailed design discussions, requirements engineering, and product risk analysis

• Review code and associated artifacts, maintaining high engineering and QA standards

• Plan and track tasks, keeping progress, status, and risks transparent to the project team and stakeholders

• Actively improve your soft skills regarding team collaboration, communication, and building relations within your professional network

The right stuff

• Actively improve your soft skills regarding team collaboration, communication, and building relations within your professional network

• A team player with good communication skills

• Experience with lean and agile development is an advantage

What you bring

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field

• Minimum of three years’ experience in GPU algorithm development (CUDA)

• Proficiency in C++/C# and Visual Studio, with knowledge of software design and methodologies

• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; a true team player

• Experience with lean and agile development methodologies (advantageous)

What you’ll get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose: hope for everyone dealing with cancer and for everyone, regardless of where they are in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. You will collaborate with a global team driven by creativity and passion, developing solutions that make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives. Additionally, our benefit package includes:

• Flexible work @ Elekta (this is a hybrid role – you will need to be in our Helsinki office 3 days a week) 

• Lunch Benefit 

• Sport and culture Benefit 

• Occupational Healthcare 

• OP Health Insurance 

• Mobile Phone Benefit 

Hiring process

We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit your application in English via the 'Apply' button. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the deadline on the 16th of March 2025. 

For questions regarding the role or special assistance, please contact the TA Partner responsible, Gustaf Ericson at [email protected]. Please note that we don’t accept applications or provide individual application feedback via e-mail. 

We are an equal opportunity employer

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where Elekta operates.

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders.

More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives, and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it’s personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combines passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope.

Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a presence in more than 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow @Elekta on Twitter and on LinkedIn.