Engineering Manager - Compilers

About Fractile

Founded in 2022, Fractile is focused on overcoming the limitations imposed by slow output generation in advanced AI systems. The company is innovating the hardware underlying cutting-edge AI models to enable inferencing at thousands of tokens per second while managing the complexity of extensive context lengths. This advancement aims to accelerate progress in areas dependent on deep reasoning such as drug and materials discovery and software engineering.

Role Overview

Fractile is creating an AI accelerator with a compiler team integral to delivering top-tier performance. As the Engineering Manager overseeing Compilers, you will lead a group of 10+ engineers crafting the compiler infrastructure tailored for Fractile’s unique AI acceleration hardware. This role demands hands-on technical leadership within an agile, collaborative setting engaging hardware, driver, runtime, and machine learning experts to optimize large language model inference.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage a high-performing compiler team.
• Develop and refine a full compiler stack from the ground up.
• Collaborate closely with hardware architects and software teams to ensure exceptional performance.
• Make critical architectural decisions during hardware specification, simulation, and early production phases.
• Establish strategies for intermediate representation design, code lowering, and execution modeling.

Candidate Profile

• Demonstrated leadership with a history of managing software development teams to consistently exceed goals.
• Strong expertise in compiler development, ideally with experience in machine learning compilers and frameworks such as MLIR or TVM.
• Current knowledge of machine learning algorithms and technologies.
• Solid grasp of computer architecture and methods for performance optimization.
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming, along with familiarity with common industry development tools.
• Inventive mindset paired with a proactive attitude to ownership and delivering results in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to adapt to uncertain conditions and make informed decisions with incomplete data.
• Comfort working across software and hardware boundaries, understanding interactions between compiler layers and related technologies.

What This Role Offers

• A chance to architect compiler systems integral to next-generation AI chipsets currently under development.
• Opportunities to see your technical leadership directly influence innovative silicon and software stacks.
• Work in a diverse community valuing inclusive hiring and development of exceptional engineering talent.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and role specialization.
• Equity participation to share in company value creation.
• Comprehensive benefits including private medical, dental, vision coverage, contributory pension, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and life/critical illness insurance.
• A welcoming and diverse office environment promoting broad perspectives in problem-solving.

Additional Information

The role operates in a company handling technology subject to UK, US, and international export controls; certain legal eligibility verifications may be required as part of the hiring process.