Senior Software Engineer, DL Compilers

NVIDIA's GPUs are at the core of modern AI infrastructure, from training large-scale models to running inference in production. That position depends on software as much as hardware, and compiler engineering is a big part of what makes it work.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work on the compiler infrastructure responsible for generating high-performance GPU kernels from frontend compiler representations. This spans the full code‑generation pipeline: taking in high‑level graph operations, lowering them through intermediate representations, and producing efficient code targeting NVIDIA’s GPU compiler backends. You may work at any layer of this stack, from the interface with compiler frontends down to the tile‑level IR and code‑generation machinery underneath.

• Designing and implementing compiler passes, IRs, and lowering pipelines for GPU kernel generation for DL compiler and framework integration.
• Building MLIR‑based transformations and compiler infrastructure connecting frontend representations to backend code generation.
• Working within and contributing to the backend compilation stack itself, including tile‑based IRs and their associated optimization and lowering infrastructure.
• Performance analysis and optimization across the codegen pipeline, targeting both compute‑bound and memory‑bound GPU kernels against competitive baselines.
• Making architectural decisions about how the codegen backend integrates with compiler frontends, GPU libraries, and NVIDIA’s broader compilation ecosystem.
• Setting technical direction for your area: scoping multi‑quarter work, defining abstractions that hold up as the stack evolves, and influencing roadmap priorities.
• Collaborating across teams, including hardware architects, framework teams, library teams, and external partners.

What We Need To See

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of relevant work or research experience in compilers, with focus on code generation, IR design, or optimization passes.
• Strong C/C++ skills, including debugging, performance profiling, and designing for maintainability.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects with increasing scope and ambiguity.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work across teams and with external partners.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Hands‑on MLIR experience: designing dialects, writing passes, and reasoning about abstraction boundaries in a compilation pipeline.
• Track record of owning and delivering complex compiler infrastructure end to end.
• Working experience with GPU or other high‑performance accelerator architectures and execution models.
• Contributions to open‑source compiler projects (MLIR, LLVM, XLA, TVM, OAI Triton).
• History of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar on a team.

Compensation and Benefits

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Application Details

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 13, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Equal Opportunity

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.