SR. ML Compilation Engineer - CA, San Jose, United States
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role involves software development within the AI group, focusing on enhancing compiler tools for AMD's Vitis-AI and Ryzen-AI software platforms that target ML accelerator devices with NPUs and proprietary AI-engine architecture.
What you'll do
- Apply a data-driven and structured approach for analysis and optimization efforts.
- Contribute to AMD's innovation, algorithms, and architectural design changes.
- Debug, analyze, resolve existing issues, and explore more efficient alternatives.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience in software development with a compiler tool stack.
- Strong programming skills in C++.
Nice to have
- Experience with compilation stack to any custom hardware accelerator.
- Knowledge of MLIR and dialects.
- Prior work using Modern source control system such as GitHub.
- Knowledge of machine learning model structures.
- Experience with AI agents for development or qualification tasks.
Skills: ML Compilation Engineer, ML accelerator devices, NPU, Vitis unified platform, Ryzen AI software
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
508
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$224k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (508 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 45 | 508 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 376 | 5650 · 142 employers |
| Median days open | 62 d | 63 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $224k |
Skills observed across this category: ML Compilation Engineer, ML accelerator devices, NPU, Vitis unified platform, Ryzen AI software
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 107 open roles · median 98 d
- NVIDIA · 88 open roles · median 60 d
- AMD (this employer) · 44 open roles · median 63 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 47 d
- Mobileye · 21 open roles · median 44 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 11 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 508 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 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.