Backend Compiler Engineer - New College Grad 2026
About The Position
NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company”. We are looking to grow our company, and grow our teams with the smartest people in the world. We are looking for you: a Computer Science or Computing Engineer to support our NVIDIA Back End Compiler Team! Our Compiler team is responsible for constructing and emitting the highest performance GPU machine instructions for Graphics (OpenGL, Vulkan, DX) and Compute (CUDA, PTX, OpenCL, Fortran, C++). This team is comprised of worldwide leading compiler engineering experts who provide leading edge performance and capabilities for NVIDIA's current and future complex parallel SIMT architectures.
Requirements
- Recent graduate with a Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Successful completion of an undergraduate Compiler Design class.
- Background in LLVM code generation.
- Strong writing and oral skills, as well as an ability to follow best practices for Software Engineering.
- Strong coding skills with C/C++.
Nice To Haves
- Wish to specialize in Compiler Design and Construction and have pursued graduate coursework in these areas.
- Possess hands-on experience with backend compiler design and code generation.
- Background in LLVM code generation including instruction scheduling, software pipelining, register allocation, GlobalISel, TableGen, LLVM IR, and Machine IR (MIR).
- Experience with in any of the following areas is a plus: GPU and parallel architectures; CUDA and/or PTX; Graphics (OpenGL, DX or Vulkan).
Responsibilities
- Investigate problems or improvement opportunities within the NVIDIA Compiler Back End – consistent with your compiler experience and knowledge.
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Generous benefits package
- Equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
