Acceler8 Talent · 21 hours ago
Compiler Engineer
Acceler8 Talent is seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join a well funded startup whose hardware promises to drastically change the economics of compute for the worlds' largest models. In this role, you will build the compiler stack that unlocks the full performance of next-generation AI accelerators, working on various optimization and code generation tasks.
Responsibilities
Design and deliver middle and backend compiler infrastructure targeting custom AI accelerators
Own and develop lowering pipelines, IR dialects, optimizations, and code generation from high-level representations down to hardware-specific execution
Build and maintain compiler models and performance tooling to analyze, optimize, and validate architectural and compiler trade-offs
Collaborate closely with hardware architects, micro-architects, RTL, verification, and system software teams to co-design hardware and compiler features
Support bring-up and performance debugging on pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms, translating real hardware behavior back into compiler improvements
Qualification
Required
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of experience in compiler development or related systems software
Proven experience building LLVM- and/or MLIR-based compilers, including custom passes, dialects, and backend code generation
Strong proficiency in C++ or Rust, with experience in Python (and willing to learn Rust if you don't know it)
Excellent knowledge of low-level systems concepts and hardware-software interfaces
Track record of delivering production compiler technology for ML, AI accelerators, GPUs, CPUs, or other performance-critical systems
Experience debugging performance and correctness issues across the compiler, runtime, and hardware stack in collaboration with architecture, silicon, and software teams
Company
Acceler8 Talent
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