Compiler Engineer

Luminal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminal (YC S25) is building an AI compiler to accelerate model deployment. This is a founding engineer role in downtown San Francisco, full-time on-site. You will help design the core compiler, write CUDA kernels, and drive performance improvements for production AI models.

The team values practical systems work, low-latency execution, and learning. No degree required; strong experience with GPU optimization, CUDA, and Rust is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in GPU model optimization.
• Proficient with CUDA for kernel development.
• Experience with Rust is highly valued.
• Egglog experience is a strong positive but not required.

Responsibilities

• Design and contribute to the core compiler architecture.
• Write CUDA kernels and optimize performance of AI models.
• Conduct model performance reviews and iterate on deployment-ready code.

Skills

GPU model optimization

CUDA

Rust

Egglog

Education

No degree required

Tools

Job description

Company Description

Luminal (YC S25) is focused on optimizing AI models to accelerate and simplify model deployment. We are building an AI compiler that enhances model speeds by 10x and streamlines deployment to production with just a single line of code. Our mission is to turn AI research code into production code, seamlessly.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Founding Compiler Engineer located in downtown San Francisco. You will be responsible for assisting the design of the core compiler. Day-to-day tasks will include writing CUDA kernels and conducting model performance reviews.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in GPU model optimization
• Highly experienced with CUDA
• Highly experienced with Rust
• Experience with Egglog is a STRONG POSITIVE but absolutely not required. You will learn
• No degree required
• Experience in developing and deploying AI models in production environments is a plus