Engineer, Senior - Compiler Engineer

Overview

Compiler engineer role on Qualcomm's compiler team, optimizing LLVM for Qualcomm's Hexagon hardware.

What you'll do

• Research, design and implement compiler optimizations to improve runtime and memory characteristics of software applications for Qualcomm hardware.
• Analyze software requirements, consult with architecture and HW engineers, and devise compiler solutions for Qualcomm's next generation architectures.
• Analyze and identify system level integration issues, and interface with the software development, integration and test teams.

What you'll need

• 2-5 years of academic or industrial experience in compiler development.
• Strong C/C++ programming background.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of intermediate representations, machine independent and machine dependent optimizations, code generation and architecture specific optimizations.
• Knowledge of the structure and function of compiler internals.
• Knowledge of instruction sets and computer architectures: pipeline structure and hazards, cache and memory organization, etc.
• Knowledge or experience in performance analysis, root cause analysis, and profiling tools.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.