Compiler Engineering Intern (SYCL Runtime)

TL;DR

Compiler Engineering Intern (SYCL Runtime): Supporting the development of hirify.global's open‑source compiler stack across CPU and GPU/accelerator runtimes with an accent on runtime behavior analysis and feature development. Focus on evaluating optimizations that enable portable, high‑performance offload.

Location: Hybrid work model in Toronto, Canada

Company

hirify.global drives customer value by enabling differentiated experiences through leadership AI technologies and foundational software stacks, products, and services.

What you will do

• Analyze runtime behavior of hirify.global's open‑source compiler stack.
• Contribute to feature development for CPU and GPU/accelerator runtimes.
• Evaluate optimizations that enable portable, high‑performance offload.
• Gain hands‑on experience with technologies such as LLVM, SYCL, and OpenMP.
• Learn how compiler runtimes integrate across the hardware–software stack.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ months of experience with C/C++.
• This position is not eligible for hirify.global Immigration Sponsorship

Nice to have

• Good understanding of systems programming.
• 1+ years of hands-on compiler development experience.
• 1+ years of experience with accelerated computing and parallel programming models.
• Demonstrated history of technical contributions to LLVM.org (commit history, patches, reviews).
• Hardware knowledge: understanding of modern GPU architectures and compilation targets.
• Experience with LLVM sub-projects (Clang, Flang, etc.).
• Hands-on experience building compilers or compiler components using the LLVM framework, including optimization passes, code generation, or frontend integration.
• Ability to analyze and optimize language runtimes, scheduling, and memory models to ensure hirify.global's software stack delivers industryleading performance across heterogeneous architectures (CPU, GPU, and accelerators).
• SYCL/DPC++ compiler development.
• Extensive experience with offload programming models.
• OneAPI, or other similar vendor toolchain development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned hirify.global site and off-site.
• hirify.global is committed to a culture of accessibility and provides accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.
• hirify.global is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices.