AI Compiler Engineer

ic resources; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is helping a Bristol-based technology company hire an AI Compiler Engineer to design and develop compiler infrastructure for specialised hardware. You will join a highly technical team with strong ownership, shaping the compiler stack and performance for real-world deployment.

The role requires deep C/C++, experience with LLVM/MLIR, and an understanding of AI/ML workloads and graph compilation. You will influence tooling and optimisations across the compiler pipeline.

Qualifications

• Experience with compiler infrastructure such as LLVM or MLIR.
• Understanding of AI/ML workloads, graph compilation, or performance optimisation.
• Strong C/C++ and systems-level programming experience.
• Experience with code generation, optimisation, or low-level software development is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI compiler infrastructure targeting specialised hardware platforms.
• Work across compiler pipelines, optimisation passes, and performance-critical software components.
• Optimise ML workloads and computational graphs for efficient execution.
• Contribute to compiler technologies involving LLVM / MLIR and related tooling.

Skills

LLVM/MLIR experience

C/C++ programming

Systems-level software

AI/ML workload understanding

Tools

LLVM

MLIR

Job description

currently supporting an exciting Bristol-based technology company building next-generation AI and intelligent edge computing solutions.

Their technology sits at the intersection of AI, specialised hardware, and compiler infrastructure, where software and hardware are designed closely together to unlock performance, efficiency, and real-world deployment.

This is an opportunity to join a highly technical team working on genuinely challenging problems, with strong technical ownership and the ability to influence the direction of the compiler stack.

AI Compiler Engineer responsibilities

• Design and develop AI compiler infrastructure targeting specialised hardware platforms
• Work across compiler pipelines, optimisation passes, and performance-critical software components
• Optimise ML workloads and computational graphs for efficient execution
• Contribute to compiler technologies involving LLVM / MLIR and related tooling

AI Compiler Engineer background

• Experience working with compiler infrastructure such as LLVM, MLIR, or related technologies
• Understanding of AI / ML workloads, graph compilation, or performance optimisation
• Strong C/C++ and systems-level programming experience
• Experience with code generation, optimisation, or low-level software development is beneficial