Senior Principal Compiler Engineer

SambaNovaSystems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SambaNova Systems Austin is seeking a Senior Principal Compiler Engineer to lead IR and pass infrastructure, model lowering and partitioning, tensor tiling, and mapping operations onto the fabric to optimize performance.

You will mentor senior engineers, collaborate with peers and customers, recruit for the organization, and contribute to proposals while helping shape our on‑premises and cloud platform strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE or equivalent.
• 5–10 years of industry experience.
• Experience building and deploying software products.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of compiler fundamentals.
• Ability to mentor and recruit.

Responsibilities

• Lead compiler engineering through ensuring standard methodologies, enterprise product insertion and process evolution.
• Work with peers, domain experts, developers, customers, and work across the enterprise seeking optimal solutions.
• Develop, integrate, and implement products.
• Provide support for proposals in key areas aligned with core team competencies.

Skills

Compiler fundamentals

High-performance systems

Deep learning frameworks

Performance debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

MLIR

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

The era of pervasive AI has arrived. In this era, organizations will use generative AI to unlock hidden value in their data, accelerate processes, reduce costs, drive efficiency and innovation to fundamentally transform their businesses and operations at scale.

SambaNova Suite™ is the first full-stack, generative AI platform, from chip to model, optimized for enterprise and government organizations. Powered by the intelligent SN40L chip, the SambaNova Suite is a fully integrated platform, delivered on-premises or in the cloud, combined with state-of-the-art open-source models that can be easily and securely fine-tuned using customer data for greater accuracy. Once adapted with customer data, customers retain model ownership in perpetuity, so they can turn generative AI into one of their most valuable assets.

About the team

The compiler team at SambaNova powers the RDU through a unique compilation strategy. By fusing kernels into dataflow graphs that run across the entire accelerator architecture, we avoid sequential kernel launches and eliminate the memory traffic that bottlenecks conventional hardware. This is a key differentiator and unlike any other product on the market.

About the role

As a Senior Principal Compiler Engineer you'll lead critical areas of our compiler including the IR and pass infrastructure, model lowering and partitioning, tensor tiling, memory management, and mapping operations onto the fabric. You'll operate in a tightly coupled environment, influencing hardware design to optimize performance, and bring the technical judgement, cross functional diplomacy, foresight, and low-level programming depth that integrated system design demands. You'll work with senior team members to ensure career growth and engagement, mentor and develop early career talent, actively recruit for the organization, and participate in interviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead compiler engineering through ensuring standard methodologies, enterprise product insertion and process evolution.
• Work with peers, domain experts, developers, customers, and work across the enterprise seeking optimal solutions.
• Develop, integrate, and implement products.
• Provide support for proposals in key areas aligned with core team competencies.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent with5-10 years of industry experience.

Additional Qualifications

• Deep theoretical understanding of compiler fundamentals.
• Experience building and deploying software products.
• Experience with one or more deep learning frameworks (i.e. TensorFlow, PyTorch) is a plus.
• Experience with common compiler development practices and methodologies.
• Excitement about high-performance systems engineering and performance debugging.
• An appreciation for process and developing cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MLIR.
• Familiarity with machine learning models and frameworks.
• Familiarity with accelerated computing.
• Exposure to dataflow architectures.

Base Salary Range:

Base Pay Range

$180,000 — $240,000 USD

EEO Policy

SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions

SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.