Senior GPU Compiler Engineer

Imagination Technologies; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor solutions company based in the UK is seeking a Senior GPU Compiler Engineer to maintain and develop their GPU compiler software, ensuring optimal runtime performance for graphics and compute workloads. The ideal candidate will have advanced C++ skills and strong compiler theory knowledge, with a focus on LLVM-based development. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative technology solutions in a rapidly evolving industry.

Qualifications

• Committed to customer and stakeholder success, excellent communication skills.
• Curious, solutions-oriented problem solver seeking innovation.
• Experience with graphics/compute APIs such as OpenCL, CUDA, Vulkan.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop GPU compilers with a focus on LLVM-based middle-end.
• Diagnose and resolve compilation issues from customers or QA.
• Analyse code quality and implement optimisations.

Skills

Advanced C++ programming skills

Strong knowledge of processes and techniques for compiler backend code‑generation

Experience with production-quality compiler development

Strong compiler theory, especially optimisation

Ability to analyse generated code down to the ISA level

Computer architecture knowledge

Job description

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Senior GPU Compiler Engineer

Job no: 502729
Work type: Experienced Professional
Location: Kings Langley UK, Bristol UK
Categories: Graphics

The role

You will be part of a diverse and distributed team of engineers who maintain and develop our GPU compiler software, supporting a range of graphics and compute APIs while targeting multiple GPU generations with varying ISAs. The GPU compiler is a central part of the drivers that we develop for these APIs. As such, they are critical to achieving optimal runtime performance of graphics/compute workloads on our GPUs, through the production of optimal HW code with minimal compilation time.

You will:

• Maintain and develop our GPU compilers, with a focus on the LLVM based middle-end
• Diagnose and resolve incorrect compilation from customer issues, QA or conformance testing
• Analyse code-quality/runtime performance and implement optimisations
• Add support for new/future GPU functionality to the compilers
• Add support for new/future API/input language features
• Identify/suggest changes to improve output quality or compilation time
• Provide technical insight and collaborate with others to constantly improve our GPU compilers

About you

Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world-class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

You’ll have:

• Advanced C++ programming skills
• Strong knowledge of processes and techniques for compiler backend code‑generation
• Experience with production-quality compiler development
• Strong compiler theory, especially optimisation
• Ability to analyse generated code down to the ISA level
• Computer architecture knowledge

You might also have:

• Knowledge and experience with graphics/compute APIs such as OpenCL, cuda, Vulkan, OpenGL or DirectX
• Experience with compilation specifically for GPUs.
• LLVM backend development
• An appreciation of multi‑threaded and/or parallel computation and associated complexity
• Knowledge of GPGPU programming
• Knowledge of AI/ML workloads that are amenable to GPU execution

Who we are

Imagination is a UK-based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time‑to‑market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces.

We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before.

So come join us if you're wanting that something more

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions.

As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology.

Additional information

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Advertised: 14 Jan 2026 GMT Standard Time
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