Lead Python Compiler Engineer for Physics & GPUs

Genesis AI; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesis AI is hiring a senior systems software engineer to own Quadrants end to end: API, IR and lowering, optimization passes, and the generation of numerical kernels. You will shape the compiler and backends for performance-critical Python workloads, ensuring a readable, user-friendly API that remains powerful for researchers.

You will collaborate closely with Genesis to run real workloads, drive optimizations, and maintain benchmarks and tests.

Qualifications

• Experience designing Python APIs for performance-critical workloads.
• Deep understanding of compilers, IR, and backends.
• Strong GPU programming experience.
• Proven ability to optimize code for performance.
• Build and maintain benchmarks and testing suites.

Responsibilities

• Own API, IR, lowering, and backends for Quadrants.
• Define optimization passes and kernel generation.
• Collaborate with Genesis to run real workloads.
• Drive product quality and maintainability.

Skills

API design

GPU programming

Python / NumPy

Compiler design

Performance optimization

Benchmarks & testing

Job description

Genesis AI is hiring a senior systems software engineer to own Quadrants end to end: API, IR and lowering, optimization passes, and the generation of numerical kernels. You will shape the compiler and backends for performance-critical Python workloads, ensuring a readable, user-friendly API that remains powerful for researchers.

You will collaborate closely with Genesis to run real workloads, drive optimizations, and maintain benchmarks and tests.