Senior Performance Compiler Engineer – Triton

NVIDIA

Senior Performance Compiler Engineer working on open-source Triton compiler project. Investigating GPU architectures and designing compiler technology for efficient AI applications.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • California, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $184,000 - $287,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Investigating the latest and future NVIDIA GPU hardware architecture and programming models.
Working on the frontier of AI by understanding advanced algorithms (like attention sinks and MoEs) and numerics (like block-scaled floating point) to identify new opportunities for optimization.
Designing and implementing compiler technology using MLIR to optimize high-level kernel descriptions (written in Triton's Python DSL), with a focus on generating efficient, low-level GPU code.
Engaging in a dynamic, iterative process of optimization—sometimes starting with the kernel, sometimes with the compiler—to find the most efficient path to peak performance.
Collaborating with teams across NVIDIA, including hardware architects and the CUDA compiler team, to influence future products and ensure we are always operating at maximum efficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor, Masters or Ph.D. degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Math, or a related field.
8+ years of relevant industry experience in software development.
Demonstrated strong C++ programming and software design skills, with an emphasis on performance analysis and debugging.
Experienced in parallel programming, including CUDA/OpenCL GPU programming or other parallel models such as OpenMP.
Solid understanding of computer architecture and hands-on experience with assembly-level programming.

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity
health insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++MLIRTritonCUDAOpenCLOpenMPperformance analysisdebuggingassembly-level programmingcomputer architecture

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilityteamworkanalytical thinkingcreativityinitiativeattention to detailiterative process