Sr. Compiler Software Development Engineer - CA, San Jose, United States
Originally posted 16 October 2026 by the employer.
Develop a machine learning model compiler targeting AMD AIE in Ryzen AI PC and embedded FPGA devices.
About the role
This role involves developing a machine learning model compiler targeting AMD AIE in Ryzen AI PC and embedded FPGA devices. The compiler needs to take a model in ONNX or PyTorch and produce optimized control and executable code for the AIE VLIW processor array.
What you'll do
- Integrate compiler and compiled model with ML Frameworks (such as ONNX and PyTorch)
- Implement model partitioning in ML Frameworks and/or MLIR
- Implement runtime to distribute work to and collect results from x86 cores and AIE cores
- Design and develop new AMD technologies
- Debug and fix existing issues and research alternative, more efficient ways to accomplish the same work
What you'll need
- Strong object-oriented programming background
- C/C++ and Python programming skills
- ML Compiler and Runtime technologies such as MLIR, LLVM
- Compiler building skills
- Code generation experience for a ML hardware accelerator
- Machine Learning concepts and model development experience
- Understanding of ONNX, PyTorch
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
Nice to have
- Experience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIs
- Experience with software development processes and tools such as debuggers, source code control systems (GitHub) and profilers
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 52-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
162
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$188k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (162 roles · 43 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 162 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 409 | 6157 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 52 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $188k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 28 open roles · median 35 d
- NVIDIA · 27 open roles · median 214 d
- Qualcomm · 22 open roles · median 190 d
- Infineon Technologies · 10 open roles · median 44 d
- AMD (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 52 d
- Applied Materials · 4 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 162 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (AI ML Hardware) roles from 43 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.