Compiler Engineer, Backend- New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA AI is seeking a Backend Compiler Engineer for its GPU Software organization. The role focuses on improving a proprietary GPU compiler backend, developing register allocation passes and optimizations, and collaborating with compiler, hardware, and application teams on NVIDIA's parallel GPU architectures.

What you'll do:

• Understand, modify, and improve an NVIDIA proprietary GPU compiler backend written in C++
• Develop new register allocation compiler passes and optimizations to produce best-in-class, robust, supportable compiler and tools
• Work with global compiler, hardware and application teams to oversee improvements and problem resolutions
• Be part of a team that is at the center of deep-learning compiler technology spanning architecture design and support through functional languages

What they're looking for:

• • B.S./ M.S./PhD. (or equivalent experience); MS/ PhD highly desired
• • Compiler code generation experience (preferably with LLVM)
• • Proficient hands-on C++ programming skills
• • Strong background in software engineering principles with a focus on crafting robust and maintainable solutions to challenging problems
• • Good communication and documentation skills and self-motivated
• • Significant academic compiler related project or thesis work
• • Background in LLVM code generation including instruction scheduling, software pipelining, register allocation, GlobalISel, TableGen, LLVM IR, and Machine IR (MIR)
• • Experience in compiler unit testing, IRs, and visualization of IRs

Benefits:

• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.