Compiler Software Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >
Compiler Toolchain Software

Interested in enabling open source developers to build software for millions of devices? Interested in leading optimization solutions for AI on the Edge? Come join our team! Our team builds open source compiler toolsets for Qualcomm silicon. This includes compilers, assemblers, linkers, libraries, debuggers, profilers, and other developer tools. The toolsets enable internal and external developers to build software ecosystems on Qualcomm hardware.

We are looking for engineers who will work actively in open source communities to establish and augment compiler and system software toolsets. In this role, you will add and enhance support for Qualcomm hardware in open source projects. You will collaborate with Qualcomm hardware and software engineers to enable efficient usage of Qualcomm’s silicon for a broad set of applications including machine learning.

You will work with the team on the entire compilation stack including optimizing code generation, improving performance, and programmer usability.

• Work in the GCC, LLVM, glibc, and related open source communities to add features and improve performance for Qualcomm processors
• Identify areas for improvement in compiler toolsets via benchmarking and code analysis
• Collaborate with hardware teams to plan, identify, and contribute support in open source projects for hardware features in Qualcomm silicon
• Identify areas for improvement in tool usability via interaction with users.
• Explore new optimization frameworks for leveraging advanced CPU features.
• Design, develop and contribute compiler features and optimizations targeting open source ML frameworks.

• Knowledge and/or experience in compiler frameworks such as GCC or LLVM
• Experience in working with open source communities
• Programming in C/C++
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum of 4 years of software engineering, systems engineering, or related work experience (or an equivalent combination of academic and work experience); or Master’s degree with 3 years of experience; or PhD with 2 years of experience.
• 2 years of any combination of academic and/or work experience with compiler or tools.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Established record of contributions to open source compiler projects.
• Strong background in computer architecture.

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The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation  also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).

In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and r recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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