Raytracing LLVM JIT Engineer for GPUs — Equity Options

NVIDIA; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 224,000 - 431,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA in Salt Lake City is seeking a Raytracing Compiler Engineer to join our international engineering team. You will design and implement an LLVM-based backend JIT compiler targeting NVIDIA GPUs, crafting new passes and optimizations for high performance and short compile times.

You’ll collaborate with global compiler, hardware and application teams to shape future GPU architectures while applying LLVM code generation expertise and advanced C++ skills to robust, maintainable solutions.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of compiler development experience, including 3+ years of experience in LLVM with a focus on code generation.
• Expertise in LLVM code generation, including instruction scheduling, software pipelining, register allocation, and LLVM IR.
• Proficient in compiler design and in performance analysis tools.
• Excellent hands-on C++ programming skills applied to industry standard C++ compilers and development frameworks.
• Strong background in software engineering principles crafting robust and maintainable solutions to challenging problems.
• Good communication and documentation skills and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Guide the design and implementation of a new LLVM-based backend JIT compiler targeting NVIDIA GPUs.
• Design and develop new compiler passes and optimizations required to meet the high-performance and low compilation time requirements of the compiler.
• Work with global compiler, hardware and application teams to oversee improvements and problem resolutions.
• Apply and adapt the latest compiler technologies to produce premier, robust, supportable compilers and tools.
• Get a chance to influence and work on new GPU architectures.

Skills

C++ programming

Compiler development

Performance analysis

Software engineering principles

Communication

Education

B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

LLVM IR

Register allocation

Instruction scheduling

Code generation

Job description

NVIDIA in Salt Lake City is seeking a Raytracing Compiler Engineer to join our international engineering team. You will design and implement an LLVM-based backend JIT compiler targeting NVIDIA GPUs, crafting new passes and optimizations for high performance and short compile times.

You’ll collaborate with global compiler, hardware and application teams to shape future GPU architectures while applying LLVM code generation expertise and advanced C++ skills to robust, maintainable solutions.