Senior Rust-to-GPU Compiler Architect

NVIDIA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Compiler Engineer to advance GPU systems programming. You will design and implement Rust-to-GPU compiler pipelines and Rust-native IR frameworks to generate high-performance CUDA PTX and machine code.

You will work on IRs, MLIR, and LLVM, building safe, scalable tooling for NVIDIA GPUs across end-to-end compilation processes. You will tackle ahead-of-time, JIT, and link-time optimization workflows, define safe parallel abstractions across the GPU launch boundary, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of compiler development, language design, or GPU code generation.
• Deep expertise in Rust programming language, including Rust MIR, borrow-checker, and lifetime model.
• Hands-on experience with compiler infrastructures and code generation (LLVM IR, MLIR, or custom IR).
• Solid understanding of parallel programming models, GPU architectures, and CUDA programming.
• Strong software design, debugging, profiling, and benchmarking of compilers and GPU kernels.
• Ability to work independently, drive project goals from research to production.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain custom compiler backends and Rust-native IR frameworks to target CUDA PTX and machine code.
• Lower Rust AST/MIR into IRs such as MLIR, PTX, and LLVM with GPU-oriented optimizations.
• Support ahead-of-time, JIT, and link-time optimization workflows across NVIDIA GPUs and host platforms.
• Define safe parallel abstractions across the GPU launch boundary to enforce memory safety.
• Expose device-side abstractions for low-level GPU primitives including shared memory and barriers.
• Collaborate across teams to build reusable compiler building blocks for future workloads.

Skills

Rust

Compiler development

GPU code generation

Parallel programming

Debugging & profiling

Independent work

Architecture design

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in CS/CE or related field

Tools

LLVM IR

MLIR

Rustc

proc-macros

Custom IR frameworks

Job description

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Compiler Engineer to advance GPU systems programming. You will design and implement Rust-to-GPU compiler pipelines and Rust-native IR frameworks to generate high-performance CUDA PTX and machine code.

You will work on IRs, MLIR, and LLVM, building safe, scalable tooling for NVIDIA GPUs across end-to-end compilation processes. You will tackle ahead-of-time, JIT, and link-time optimization workflows, define safe parallel abstractions across the GPU launch boundary, and