Senior Compiler Engineer - Backend

at Nvidia

📍 Austin, United States

USD 152,000-241,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is seeking a Backend Compiler Engineer to join its GPU Software organization. The Compiler team constructs and emits high-performance GPU machine instructions for graphics technologies including OpenGL, Vulkan, and DirectX, as well as compute technologies including CUDA, PTX, OpenCL, Fortran, and C++. The team develops compiler capabilities for NVIDIA's complex parallel SIMT architectures and deep-learning compiler technology.

Responsibilities

Understand, modify, and improve NVIDIA's proprietary GPU compiler backend written in C++.
Design and develop new register allocation compiler passes and optimizations.
Produce robust, supportable, best-in-class compiler and tooling solutions.
Collaborate with global compiler, hardware, and application teams on improvements and problem resolution.
Contribute to deep-learning compiler technology spanning architecture design and support through functional languages.

Requirements

Bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. degree, or equivalent experience; a master's degree or Ph.D. is highly desired.
At least 3 years of compiler code generation experience, preferably with LLVM.
Proficient hands-on C++ programming skills.
Strong background in software engineering principles, with a focus on creating robust and maintainable solutions to challenging problems.
Good communication and documentation skills.
Self-motivated approach to work.

Preferred Qualifications

Significant academic compiler-related project or thesis work.
LLVM code-generation experience, including instruction scheduling, software pipelining, register allocation, GlobalISel, TableGen, LLVM IR, and Machine IR (MIR).
Experience with compiler unit testing, intermediate representations, and visualization of intermediate representations.

Benefits

The position offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits package. NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.

Applications will be accepted at least until August 22, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.