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Senior Compiler Engineer

Intel
Santa Clara, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Apr 2026
💰 $284,580/yr($149,600/yr$284,580/yr)

About the role

Job Details:

Job Description: 

This is an excellent opportunity to join Intel if you are interested in working on GPU compiler technologies.  

The Role and Impact  
Join us in shaping the future of cutting-edge compiler technologies at Intel. As a Senior Compiler Engineer, you will play a critical role in defining, designing, and advancing software tools for domain-specific programming languages. Collaborating closely with hardware design teams and Intel development community, your contributions will directly impact Intel's next-generation GPU architectures. By driving innovations in compiler design and optimization, you will enable transformative performance and efficiency gains, empowering groundbreaking applications in AI and high-performance computing. 

Core Responsibilities 

  • Develop, enhance, test, debug, release, and maintain compiler software for Intel's GPU programming models, including OpenCL, SYCL, OpenMP, and more 
  • Design and integrate intermediate representation (IR) interfaces between front-end components and the Intel Graphics Compiler 
  • Create and implement optimization algorithms to maximize code performance and efficiency  
  • Collaborate with GPU hardware architects to define new microarchitecture features and instruction set architecture (ISA) for future Intel GPUs  
  • Conduct generated code analysis to identify inefficiencies and propose compiler optimizations or hardware enhancements  
  • Evaluate workload performance, identify bottlenecks, and refine compilation technology to address advanced use cases 
  • Author technical specifications, design documents, and contribute to innovation through patents 

Qualifications:

The Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position Minimum qualifications listed below would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experience and / or schoolwork/classes/research. The preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. 

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or in a STEM related field 
  • 5+ years of experience in C/C++ programming, data structures, and object-oriented programming principles 
  • 2+ years of experience in compiler architecture, compilation phases, and code optimizations 
  • Experience using development tools (e.g. GitHub, Jira, CMake, etc.) 
  • Experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python or Shell) 
  • Experience developing software on Linux and Windows environments 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Post graduate Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or in a STEM related field 
  • LLVM/MLIR expertise 
  • GPU program

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