Code Metal

Senior Software Engineer (Compiler & AI Tooling)

Code Metal

San Francisco•Hybrid•3-5 Yrs•1 day ago

Job description

Hybrid

Overview

Code Metal is redefining code translation for mission-critical industries, helping defense partners move more quickly and reliably from algorithm to silicon.

Responsibilities

Path A — Compiler / Tooling
You have built a compiler, interpreter, or substantial build tooling (e.g. a Cargo-like build system, a Clang plugin, an LLVM pass, a transpiler). You understand ASTs, IR design, and the full compilation pipeline.
Path B — AI Agentic Product
You have shipped a production AI agentic system — orchestrating LLMs with tool use, state machines, retrieval, or multi-step reasoning pipelines. You know where these systems break and how to make them reliable.
If you fit either profile and are excited by the intersection of AI and systems programming, we want to talk.
Define software architecture for Agentic AI pipelines — including state machines, orchestration layers, and LLM-integrated workflows.
Build well-tested, extensible code foundations for code translation products, with a focus on correctness and maintainability.
Collaborate with domain specialists to incorporate formal verification and static analysis methods into the code generation pipeline.
Partner with software engineering and research teams to build robust code repositories and CI/CD processes.
Architect and implement complex workflows spanning code parsing, semantic analysis, AI-assisted generation, and output validation.
7+ years of collaborative enterprise-level software development in C++ or Python, delivering products to a large customer base.
Demonstrated experience gathering requirements from stakeholders and translating them into software designs.
Track record of planning and executing large projects in a team-based setting.
Strong software delivery fundamentals: code review, testing, CI/CD, release management, and build systems.
Hands-on experience building a compiler, transpiler, or substantial build tooling (e.g. a Cargo-equivalent, a custom linker, a language runtime).
Deep familiarity with compiler infrastructure — Clang, LLVM, MLIR, or equivalent.
Understanding of parsing, AST design, IR transformations, and code generation backends.
Shipped production AI agentic systems — LLM orchestration, tool-use pipelines, multi-step reasoning, or autonomous code generation.

Qualifications

Familiarity with ML tools and frameworks (PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain, or similar).
Hands-on experience with embedded, heterogeneous (FPGA and/or GPU), or distributed systems.
Familiarity with DSP, RF, communications, or other compute-intensive domains.
Current security clearance, or ability to obtain one (US Citizenship required for cleared work).

Benefits

Pay depends on experience, but we strive to be at the upper end of the salary range
Health care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision
401k with 5% matching
Paid Time Off (uncapped vacation, plus sick and public holidays)
Flexible hybrid or remote work arrangement
Relocation assistance for qualifying employees

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