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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Systems ML - Compilers / Backend - **Company:** Facebook Inc. - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Compilers, Code Generation, Program Optimization, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Pytorch, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Backend, Hardware Infrastructure - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27963986/Software-Engineer-Systems-Ml-Compilers-Backend-California-Sunnyvale-7418 ## About the Role * Experience in software design and programming experience in Python and/or C/C++ for development, debugging, testing and performance analysis * Experience in AI framework development or accelerating models on hardware architectures (GPU, TPU, custom AI ASICs) * Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment Preferred Qualifications: * Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment * Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews) * Experience in deep learning algorithms and techniques, e.g., convolutional neural networks, recurrent networks, etc * Experience of developing in a mainstream machine-learning framework, e.g. PyTorch, MLIR, Tensorflow or Caffe * Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies * Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) * 1+ years of experience developing compilers or similar code optimization software * Experience developing high-performance kernels or runtime components and tuning them for inference specific accelerator platforms ## Description We are seeking a software engineer to support the development of the compiler tool-chain for state-of-the-art deep learning hardware components optimized for AR/VR systems. You will be part of our efforts to architect, design and implement a clean slate compiler for this activity and will be part of a team that includes compiler, machine learning algorithms and software, firmware and ASIC experts. You will contribute to a full stack development effort compiling PyTorch models down to binaries for custom hardware accelerator blocks., * Analyze and design effective compiler passes and optimizations. Implement and/or enhance code generation targeting machine learning accelerators * Work with algorithm research teams to support the co-design of hardware features mapping ML graphs to hardware implementations, modeling data-flows, creating cost-benefit analysis and estimating silicon power and performance * Work with hardware architects to co-design hardware features that maximize performance, power efficiency and programmability * Contribute to the development of machine-learning libraries, intermediate representations, export formats, and analysis tools * Collaborate with the team to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and stability of our toolchains by focusing on kernel optimization and tuning * Conduct design and code reviews. 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