Founding Compiler Engineer - AI Models, CUDA & GPU

Slope; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminal is hiring a Founding Compiler Engineer for an on-site role in downtown San Francisco. You will help shape the core compiler, implement CUDA kernels, and review model performance to accelerate AI pipelines.

As a founding team member, you will contribute to production-grade deployment of AI models, with a focus on high-performance optimization and practical code paths for real-world workloads.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in GPU model optimization.
• Extensive CUDA experience.
• Strong Rust programming skills.
• Egglog knowledge is a strong positive but not required.
• No degree required.
• Experience deploying AI models in production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist the design of the core compiler.
• Write CUDA kernels for performance-critical paths.
• Conduct model performance reviews and profiling.
• Collaborate with the team to deploy AI models in production.

Skills

GPU model optimization

CUDA

Rust

Egglog

No degree required

Education

No degree required

Job description

Luminal is hiring a Founding Compiler Engineer for an on-site role in downtown San Francisco. You will help shape the core compiler, implement CUDA kernels, and review model performance to accelerate AI pipelines.

As a founding team member, you will contribute to production-grade deployment of AI models, with a focus on high-performance optimization and practical code paths for real-world workloads.