Staff Engineer - Compiler

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Please Note:

To provide the best candidate experience amidst our high application volumes, each candidate is limited to 10 applications across all open jobs within a 6-month period. 

Advancing the World’s Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future. 

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of ML compilers for high-performance deep learning applications, targeting next-generation AGI hardware platforms.
• Design and evolve a staged lowering infrastructure that adapts to rapidly evolving workload requirements and novel hardware features.
• Invent and implement novel optimization algorithms—data locality, memory scheduling, kernel fusion, and code generation—to minimize energy consumption and maximize performance on AI accelerator systems.
• Act as the technical bridge between compiler and hardware teams, co-designing new instructions, memory architectures, and computing abstractions, and ensuring the compiler fully exploits them.
• Influence and align cross-functional teams—hardware, runtime, ML frameworks, and research—to define and deliver ML compiler features and improvements.
• Raise the engineering bar across the team through design and code reviews, mentoring engineers, and setting technical standards for compiler development.
• Troubleshoot and debug the most complex compiler and performance issues, guiding the team to root causes and durable solutions.
• Shape compiler documentation, user guides, and best practices so that innovations scale beyond your own contributions.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s with 10+ years, or Master’s with 8+ years, or PhD's with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong background in compiler design and optimization techniques.
• Experiences in developing and optimizing software for high-performance computing systems
• Experiences in LLVM / MLIR (preferred).
• Familiarity with PyTorch, Tensorflow, or JAX.
• Familiarity with hardware architectures such as CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, and NPUs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

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