... Neuron Software Development Kit (SDK), which includes an ML compiler, runtime and natively ... Our team covers multiple disciplines including silicon engineering, hardware design and ...
... Neuron Software Development Kit (SDK), which includes an ML compiler, runtime and natively ... Our team covers multiple disciplines including silicon engineering, hardware design and ...
Work with and contribute to adjacent teams like TensorRT/Dynamo inference engine, ML compiler, KAI ... Strong coding skills in programming languages like Python, Go, Rust and/or C/C++. * Solid ...
Work with and contribute to adjacent teams like TensorRT/Dynamo inference engine, ML compiler, KAI ... Strong coding skills in programming languages like Python, Go, Rust and/or C/C++. * Solid ...
Compiler Tech Lead
Kitchener, ON · On-site
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
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Compiler Tech Lead
Kitchener, ON · On-site
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
Toronto, ON · On-site
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
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Compiler Tech Lead
Toronto, ON · On-site
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
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Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Quick apply
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Quick apply
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Quick apply
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
Ottawa, ON · On-site
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
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Compiler Tech Lead
Ottawa, ON · On-site
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
Quick apply
Compiler Tech Lead
$170K - $190K/yr
We are seeking an experienced Compiler Engineer to join our exceptional team. Responsibilities: * Design and implement software that maps neural nets onto our spatial architecture * Stay abreast of ...
FPGA Development Tools Engineer - Synthesis
CA$129K - CA$187K/yr
Influence compiler architecture and performance at scale * Collaborate with world-class engineers across silicon, architecture, and software Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (Canada) Primary Location:
FPGA Development Tools Engineer - Synthesis
CA$129K - CA$187K/yr
Influence compiler architecture and performance at scale * Collaborate with world-class engineers across silicon, architecture, and software Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (Canada) Primary Location:
You: As a Manager III on the AWS Neuron team, you'll be leading a team of compiler engineers ... Our custom chips, accelerators, and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that ...
You: As a Manager III on the AWS Neuron team, you'll be leading a team of compiler engineers ... Our custom chips, accelerators, and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that ...
Senior Controller Modelling Developer - Virtual ECU Prototyping
Markham, ON · On-site
CA$115K - CA$164K/yr
As a Virtual Prototyping Application Engineer, you will be responsible for making SystemC TLM 2.0 ... Software integration, compiler and linker file comprehension expertise * Knowledge of AUTOSAR and ...
Senior Controller Modelling Developer - Virtual ECU Prototyping
Markham, ON · On-site
CA$115K - CA$164K/yr
As a Virtual Prototyping Application Engineer, you will be responsible for making SystemC TLM 2.0 ... Software integration, compiler and linker file comprehension expertise * Knowledge of AUTOSAR and ...
Manager, FPGA Synthesis
CA$129K - CA$187K/yr
Our compiler and tools teams play a critical role in enabling customers to efficiently translate ... Proficiency in C/C++ and software engineering best practices * EDA / CAD Knowledge: Experience with:
Manager, FPGA Synthesis
CA$129K - CA$187K/yr
Our compiler and tools teams play a critical role in enabling customers to efficiently translate ... Proficiency in C/C++ and software engineering best practices * EDA / CAD Knowledge: Experience with:
Embedded Simulation Developer - SIL and Virtualization
Markham, ON · On-site
CA$90K - CA$136K/yr
... of Virtualization and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Integration Engineer to support our Test ... compiler, gdb debugger, Eclipse, Jenkins and ETAS INCA tools * Adept experience with MATLAB and ...
Embedded Simulation Developer - SIL and Virtualization
Markham, ON · On-site
CA$90K - CA$136K/yr
... of Virtualization and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Integration Engineer to support our Test ... compiler, gdb debugger, Eclipse, Jenkins and ETAS INCA tools * Adept experience with MATLAB and ...
Working at the hardware-software boundary, our engineers craft high-performance kernels for ML ... As part of the broader Neuron Compiler organization, our team works across multiple technology ...
Working at the hardware-software boundary, our engineers craft high-performance kernels for ML ... As part of the broader Neuron Compiler organization, our team works across multiple technology ...
Senior Software Developer - Virtualization and SIL Integration
CA$115K - CA$164K/yr
... Engineer to support our Test Environment Agile Release Train (SIL ART). This role is part of a ... compiler, gdb debugger, Eclipse, Jenkins and ETAS INCA tools * Adept experience with MATLAB and ...
Senior Software Developer - Virtualization and SIL Integration
CA$115K - CA$164K/yr
... Engineer to support our Test Environment Agile Release Train (SIL ART). This role is part of a ... compiler, gdb debugger, Eclipse, Jenkins and ETAS INCA tools * Adept experience with MATLAB and ...
Working at the hardware-software boundary, our engineers craft high-performance kernels for ML ... As part of the broader Neuron Compiler organization, our team works across multiple technology ...
Working at the hardware-software boundary, our engineers craft high-performance kernels for ML ... As part of the broader Neuron Compiler organization, our team works across multiple technology ...
... T-level code. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Direct experience with ROCm, CUDA, or GPU compute software stacks (runtime, compiler, ML frameworks). * Experience integrating LLMs, AI agents, or agentic ...
... T-level code. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Direct experience with ROCm, CUDA, or GPU compute software stacks (runtime, compiler, ML frameworks). * Experience integrating LLMs, AI agents, or agentic ...
... compiler, runtime, and silicon teams: unique opportunity to experience the full stack of software ... Proficiency in C/C++ programming and experience with low-level optimization. * Proven experience in ...
... compiler, runtime, and silicon teams: unique opportunity to experience the full stack of software ... Proficiency in C/C++ programming and experience with low-level optimization. * Proven experience in ...
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| Aspect | Compiler Software Engineer | Software Developer |
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| Required Credentials | Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, specialized knowledge in compilers | Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field |
| Work Environment | Research labs, tech companies, compiler development teams | Varied environments including startups, corporations, freelance projects |
| Industry Usage | Primarily in compiler design, programming language development, systems software | Web, mobile, enterprise applications, software solutions |
Compiler Software Engineers focus on designing and optimizing compilers and language tools, often working in specialized teams. Software Developers create a wide range of applications across industries. While both roles require programming skills, Compiler Software Engineers have a niche expertise in language translation and optimization, making their work more specialized.

Full-time
Posted 23 days ago
Key responsibilities
Lead a team of compiler engineers in developing, deploying, and scaling a compiler targeting AWS Inferentia and Trainium.
Partner with AWS ML services teams to be involved in pre-silicon design and bring new products, optimizations, and features to market.
Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
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Job description
The Product: AWS Machine Learning accelerators are at the forefront of AWS innovation. The Inferentia chip delivers best-in-class ML inference performance at the lowest cost in the cloud. Trainium will deliver the best-in-class ML training performance with the most teraflops (TFLOPS) of compute power for ML in the cloud.
This is all enabled by a cutting edge software stack, the AWS Neuron Software Development Kit (SDK), which includes an ML compiler, runtime and natively integrates into popular ML frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow and MxNet. The Neuron SDK optimizes performance of complex neural net models executed on AWS Inferentia and Trainium. AWS Neuron is used at scale with customers and partners like PyTorch, Epic Games, Snap, AirBnB, Autodesk, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Rekognition and more customers in various other segments.
The Team: The Amazon Annapurna Labs team is responsible for building innovation in silicon and software for AWS customers
We are at the forefront of innovation by combining cloud scale with the world's most talented engineers. Our team covers multiple disciplines including silicon engineering, hardware design and verification, software and operations. With such breadth of talent, there's opportunity to learn all of the time.
We operate in spaces that are very large, yet our teams remain small and agile. There is no blueprint. We're inventing.
We're experimenting. When you couple that with the ability to work on so many different products and services, it's a very unique learning culture.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Learn more about Our History:
https://www.amazon.science/how-silicon-innovation-became-the-secret-sauce-behind-awss-success
You: As a Manager III on the AWS Neuron team, you'll be leading a team of compiler engineers through developing, deploying, and scaling a compiler targeting AWS Inferentia and Trainium
You'll need to be technically capable, credible and curious in your own right as a trusted AWS Neuron Manager, innovating on behalf of our customers. You'll leverage your vision and technical communication skills as a hands-on partner to AWS ML services teams, to be involved in pre-silicon design, bring new products/optimizations/features to market, and many other exciting projects to ensure the Neuron SDK exceeds our customers' needs of high performance, low cost, and ease of use.
You will have deep knowledge of resource management, scheduling, code generation, optimization, and new instruction architectures including CPU, NPU, GPU and novel forms of compute.
Explore the Product:
https://awsdocs-neuron.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/neuron-guide/neuron-cc/index.html
https://github.com/aws/aws-neuron-sdk
https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/neuron/
https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/neuron/
In order to be considered for this role, candidates must be currently located or willing to relocate to Toronto.
A day in the life
A Day in the Life
As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture, you'll create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects. You'll also:
Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
Work in a startup-like development environment, where you're always working on the most important stuff.
About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at Annapurna Labs, we embrace our differences
We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences.
Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews
We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform
We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony
Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
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Amazon.com, Inc., commonly known as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company. It was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and initially started as an online marketplace for books. Since then, Amazon has expanded its operations and become one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world. Amazon's primary business is its online retail platform, where customers can purchase a vast array of products, including electronics, clothing, books, home goods, and much more. The company offers a convenient and user-friendly shopping experience, with features such as fast shipping, customer reviews, and personalized recommendations. In addition to its e-commerce platform, Amazon has diversified its business into various other areas. One of its notable ventures is Amazon Web Services (AWS), a comprehensive cloud computing platform that provides services such as storage, compute power, and database management to individuals and businesses. AWS has become a leader in the cloud computing industry, powering many websites and applications worldwide. Amazon has also developed its own consumer electronics, including the popular Amazon Kindle e-reader, Fire tablets, Fire TV streaming devices, and the Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers. The Alexa voice assistant, integrated into these devices, allows users to interact with their devices using voice commands, perform tasks, and access information. Furthermore, Amazon has expanded into media and entertainment. It operates Prime Video, a streaming service that offers a wide range of movies, TV shows, and original content. Amazon Music provides a platform for streaming and purchasing digital music, while Audible offers audiobooks and other audio content. The company's commitment to customer satisfaction and convenience is demonstrated by its membership program, Amazon Prime. Prime members receive various benefits, including free two-day shipping, access to streaming services, exclusive deals, and more.
Industry
It services, book publishers, retail, real estate and computer and electronic product manufacturing
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Seattle, WA, US