Senior Director, Compiler Engineering

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Engineering Leader for our Compiler and AI System Software organization at NVIDIA. You will lead efforts and teams responsible for developing core AI compiler technology, including graph and kernel compilers, intermediate representations, and agentic coding harnesses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide supervisory mentorship and technical direction to a geographically distributed team of AI compiler and system software development engineers.
• Guide the design and implementation of NVIDIA's compiler stack.
• Champion NVIDIA's engagement with AI systems open source communities.
• Serve as a trusted steward of compiler product offerings, interacting with product managers, key customers, and ISVs.
• Develop and execute a roadmap that delivers innovative optimization techniques that are efficient and enhance AI performance on NVIDIA systems.
• Collaborate closely with multi-functional teams to ensure language conformance, robustness, high-quality code generation, and suitability for developing programs used in deep learning, graphics, and safety-critical execution environments.
• Establish strong customer/partner relationships and trust through excellent execution and high-quality software delivery.

Requirements:

• MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 16+ overall years of research and technology development.
• 10+ years of technical lead/management experience.
• Experience in developing production compilers or related software and have collaborated on the development of large code bases.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• A team player with proven leadership and mentorship skills.
• Demonstrated track record of success in achieving objectives under tight deadlines and have led projects with consequential priorities.
• Strong background in AI compilers and systems software, with a track record in collaboration with academia and open source communities.
• Familiar with parallel programming paradigms and hardware accelerators.

Benefits: NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.