High Level Synthesis Compiler Engineer

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Details:

Job Description:

About Us

Altera is at the forefront of hardware acceleration, building innovative solutions for next-generation systems. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior HLS Compiler Engineer to join our team. This role is critical in advancing our high-level synthesis (HLS) compiler stack.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of HLS compiler infrastructure, focusing on MLIR and Clang.

• Architect and implement new compiler passes, analyses, and code transformations to improve synthesis quality and performance.

• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define and implement new language features and optimizations.

• Mentor junior team members and drive best practices for high-quality, maintainable code.

• Contribute to open-source projects and stay current with advancements in the LLVM/MLIR/Clang ecosystems.

• Analyze and optimize the compilation flow from C/C++/SYCL to hardware description languages.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience developing compilers, with a strong background in HLS flows.

• Extensive hands-on experience with MLIR and Clang/LLVM internals.

• Proficiency in C++ (modern standards), with a strong software engineering foundation.

• Deep understanding of compiler design, optimization techniques, and code generation.

• Demonstrated experience in HLS toolchains, especially the lowering of high-level languages to hardware.

• Experience with parallelism, pipelining, and hardware resource optimization in compilers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Contributions to MLIR or Clang open-source projects.

• Experience with Verilog/VHDL or other hardware description languages.

• Knowledge of high-level hardware programming models (e.g., SYCL, OpenCL, CUDA).

• Familiarity with FPGA or ASIC design flows.

• Strong communication skills and experience working in cross-functional teams.

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (Canada)

Primary Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.