Senior Rust-to-GPU Compiler Engineer (Equity)

NVIDIA; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 152,000 - 241,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Compiler Engineer to join our team driving the next generation of GPU systems programming. You will design and implement Rust-to-GPU compiler backends and Rust-native IRs to generate high-performance CUDA PTX and machine code.

You will work on MLIR/LLVM-based pipelines, explore safe parallel abstractions, and shape tooling for Tensor Memory Accelerator and GPU primitives. Candidates should have 5+ years in compiler development and deep Rust expertise, with a track

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in compiler development or GPU code generation.
• Deep expertise in Rust, rustc, MIR, and borrow-checker concepts.
• Experience with LLVM IR, MLIR, or custom IRs.
• Strong knowledge of GPU architectures and CUDA programming.
• Proven ability to take projects from research to production.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Rust-to-GPU compiler backends and IRs.
• Lower Rust AST/MIR into MLIR, PTX, and LLVM with GPU optimizations.
• Support AOT, JIT, and link-time optimization workflows across NVIDIA GPUs.
• Define safe parallel abstractions across GPU launch boundaries.
• Develop device-side abstractions for low-level GPU primitives.
• Collaborate across teams to build scalable compiler tooling.

Skills

Rust language expertise

Compiler internals

GPU code generation

Rust tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree or PhD in related field

Tools

LLVM IR

MLIR

Rustc

CUDA PTX

Job description

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Compiler Engineer to join our team driving the next generation of GPU systems programming. You will design and implement Rust-to-GPU compiler backends and Rust-native IRs to generate high-performance CUDA PTX and machine code.

You will work on MLIR/LLVM-based pipelines, explore safe parallel abstractions, and shape tooling for Tensor Memory Accelerator and GPU primitives. Candidates should have 5+ years in compiler development and deep Rust expertise, with a track