CareerPlan

Senior GPU Compiler Engineer

US, TX, AustinFull-time$152k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design and develop new compiler passes and optimizations for NVIDIA's proprietary GPU compiler backend to emit high-performance machine instructions for Graphics and Compute workloads.

Role type

Senior IC GPU compiler engineer

Builds

High-performance GPU machine code for Graphics (OpenGL, Vulkan, DX) and Compute (CUDA, PTX, OpenCL) on NVIDIA SIMT architectures

Domain

GPU hardware, compiler engineering, parallel computing

Required skills

C++ programming, compiler code generation, software engineering principles, problem resolution

Preferred skills

LLVM code generation (instruction scheduling, software pipelining, register allocation, GlobalISel, TableGen), CUDA/DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan application development, M.S./Ph.D. in compiler research

Technologies

C++, CUDA, PTX, OpenCL, OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, LLVM, TableGen, GlobalISel, LLVM IR, Machine IR (MIR)

Responsibilities

Modify and improve NVIDIA proprietary GPU compiler backend, design and develop new compiler passes and optimizations, collaborate with global compiler, hardware, and application teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC