Senior Rust-to-GPU Compiler Engineer

NVIDIA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 152,000 - 241,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Compiler Engineer to advance GPU systems programming with Rust. You will design and implement Rust-to-GPU backends, IR frameworks, and JIT pipelines that enable memory-safe, high-performance kernels across NVIDIA GPUs.

You will work on compiler IRs (MLIR, PTX/LLVM), optimize ahead-of-time and JIT workflows, and define safe parallel abstractions that extend Rust across the GPU boundary. Equity and comprehensive benefits accompany this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of compiler development, language design, or GPU code generation.
• Deep expertise in Rust including MIR, procedural macros, and borrow-checker model.
• Hands-on experience with IRs and code generation (LLVM IR, MLIR, or similar).
• Strong knowledge of parallel programming models and CUDA.
• Ability to lead complex compiler-engineering efforts from research to production.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Rust-to-GPU backends and Rust-native IR frameworks.
• Build compiler IRs and optimizers for MLIR, PTX, and LLVM with GPU-specific tweaks.
• Support ahead-of-time, JIT, and link-time workflows across NVIDIA GPUs.
• Define safe parallel abstractions that extend Rust across the GPU boundary.
• Expose device-side abstractions for shared memory, barriers, and Tensor Memory Accelerator.
• Collaborate across teams to evolve compiler pipelines and tooling.

Skills

Rust

Compiler development

GPU code generation

LLVM IR

MLIR

Rustc

Procedural macros

Memory safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

Master's or Ph.D. in related field

Tools

CUDA

LLVM

MLIR

Rustc

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Compiler Engineer to advance GPU systems programming with Rust. You will design and implement Rust-to-GPU backends, IR frameworks, and JIT pipelines that enable memory-safe, high-performance kernels across NVIDIA GPUs.

You will work on compiler IRs (MLIR, PTX/LLVM), optimize ahead-of-time and JIT workflows, and define safe parallel abstractions that extend Rust across the GPU boundary. Equity and comprehensive benefits accompany this role.