Senior Compiler Engineer

Intel is hiring a Senior Compiler Engineer in Gdansk, Poland. It pays PLN 458k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Intel.

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Drive advanced compiler technologies and software optimizations to enhance performance across high-performance computing and data center platforms.

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Job Details:

Job Description:

Drive the Future of Compiler Technology

At Intel, we're building the software technologies that enable the next generation of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and data center platforms.

As a Senior Compiler Engineer, you'll join a world-class team responsible for developing industry-leading compiler technologies that help developers unlock the full potential of Intel CPUs and GPUs.

The Intel Compiler Engineering team develops the Intel® C/C++/DPC++ and Fortran Compilers and is a key contributor to the LLVM open-source ecosystem. Our work directly influences software performance across cloud, AI, enterprise, and HPC workloads worldwide.

This role offers a unique opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, collaborate with leading compiler experts, and shape the future of software optimization technologies.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Compiler Engineer, you will play a critical role in advancing compiler technologies that deliver exceptional performance and scalability across Intel architectures.

Your responsibilities will include:

Designing, developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining advanced compiler technologies and software components.
Driving the implementation of new compiler features and resolving complex software defects.
Analyzing real-world applications, workloads, and benchmarks to identify optimization opportunities.
Improving the performance and efficiency of compiler-generated code for Intel CPU architectures.
Conducting functional, performance, scalability, and stress testing to ensure product quality and reliability.
Partnering with hardware architects and platform teams to enable new processor capabilities.
Collaborating across global engineering, validation, and performance teams to deliver high-quality products.
Contributing to open-source compiler initiatives and industry standards where appropriate.
Providing technical leadership and mentorship within the engineering organization.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Informatics, or a related technical field.
6+ years of professional software development experience using C/C++.
Strong background in object-oriented programming, algorithms, and data structures.
Experience optimizing software for CPU performance and efficiency.
Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to independently drive technical investigations and deliver solutions.
Strong communication and collaboration skills within global engineering environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience with vectorization technologies and parallel programming models such as OpenMP.
Experience with compiler development using LLVM or similar compiler frameworks.
Knowledge of assemblers, linkers, and low-level system software.
Strong understanding of compiler optimizations, code generation, and CPU architecture.
Experience analyzing and tuning software performance across complex workloads.
Familiarity with performance profiling and analysis tools such as perf or equivalent solutions.

Why Join Intel?

Working at Intel means contributing to technologies that power some of the world's most advanced computing systems. You'll collaborate with globally recognized compiler experts, influence open-source innovation, and help shape the software stack behind future Intel platforms.

Make Your Impact

If you're passionate about compiler technology, software performance, and solving challenging technical problems at scale, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help build the compiler technologies that power the future of computing.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (Poland)

Primary Location:

Poland, Gdansk

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.

Position of Trust

N/A

EU Salary

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry.

Annual Salary Range for this job which could be performed in Poland is: 200 400,00 zł - zł457,640.00 The compensation range displayed in this posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for this position. Within this range, individual pay is determined by job related skills, experience, and relevant education, training. As part of our total compensation approach, the final offer may include additional pay components and benefits. Your recruiting team will share the confirmed base salary along with any applicable total compensation elements upon employment offer delivery.

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

How we rate this

Senior Compiler Engineer at Intel rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Senior Compiler Engineer is an open job at Intel.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is PLN 458k a year.
The role is based in Poland, Gdansk.
The job was posted on September 29, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Intel. Apply on Intel

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