Experienced Software Engineer for Physical AI

Job Title

Experienced Software Engineer for Physical AI

Role Summary

Senior, hands-on software architect for AI compiler and toolchain development within the Physical AI software engineering team based in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The role defines end-to-end compiler architecture and drives integration with runtimes, compute kernels, firmware and hardware.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal / Member of Technical Staff level). The role expects extensive industry experience in compiler development and technical leadership; no specific years-of-experience listed.

Responsibilities

Primary technical and leadership responsibilities:

• Define and maintain end-to-end architecture for AI compilers and toolchains across the Physical AI product portfolio.
• Translate product, model and customer use cases into compiler requirements, interfaces and prioritized roadmaps.
• Guide design across front-end import, graph transforms, MLIR/LLVM IRs, optimization, partitioning, scheduling, memory planning and code generation.
• Align compiler architecture with accelerator runtime, compute-kernel libraries, firmware, verification and hardware architecture.
• Drive API/ABI consistency, portability and reuse while providing extension points for product-specific needs.
• Lead architecture and design reviews, risk assessments and proofs-of-concept for critical features.
• Decompose architecture into implementable epics, milestones and acceptance criteria with engineering leads.
• Analyze performance and quality gaps on representative AI workloads and guide cross-stack optimizations.
• Collaborate with global teams, customers and partners on integration, enablement and issue resolution.
• Mentor compiler engineers and improve architecture practices, documentation and engineering standards.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience. Preferred items noted separately.

• Must-have: Extensive industry experience in compiler development with senior technical ownership or architecture responsibility for complex software products.
• Strong knowledge of compiler design: intermediate representations, optimization, analysis, scheduling, memory management and code generation.
• Hands-on experience with LLVM and/or MLIR.
• Experience compiling for heterogeneous targets (AI accelerators, NPUs, DSPs, GPUs, vector processors or embedded CPUs).
• Proficiency in modern C++ and Python for prototyping, code review and cross-boundary diagnosis.
• Strong written and verbal communication and experience influencing decisions across distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with IREE, XLA or TVM; familiarity with PyTorch/TensorFlow/TFLite/ONNX flows; performance benchmarking and hardware-aware optimizations; knowledge of quantization, tensor layouts and operator fusion; experience with CI/CD and automated testing.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.