CareerPlan

NPU Compiler Engineer

San Jose, CaliforniaFull-time2026-09-22 → 2026-10-22
No visa sponsorship

Core

Design and optimize compiler passes in the MLIR framework to compile and optimize AI workloads for AMD's NPU-based hardware.

Role type

Senior IC compiler engineer (AI/ML)

Builds

Next-generation compiler tools for Vitis-AI and Ryzen-AI software platforms

Domain

AI/ML compilers and NPU hardware acceleration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, Python, MLIR optimization and lowering passes, compiler architecture, NPU architecture, debugging with SystemC/RTL simulators

Preferred skills

AI compilers, tensor/graph compilers, machine learning frameworks, data-driven optimization

Technologies

MLIR, Vitis-AI, Ryzen-AI, SystemC, RTL simulators

Responsibilities

Enhance and implement compiler passes in MLIR for NPU optimization; Analyze and debug functional and performance issues; Build infrastructure for regression suite analysis; Apply AI and coding agents to development and debugging; Research efficient alternative implementations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC