This position is for an experienced Linux GNU/Open Source Compiler developer who has experience developing, optimizing and tuning code to a specified Hardware Architecture. While the target architecture of this work will be the IBM POWER architecture, experience tuning to x86 or ARM architectures will be directly applicable. As a developer on the Linux on Power team you will be responsible for:
In addition to design and development work you will be responsible for working issues and defects including problem determination, problem recreation, providing fixes, validating fixes and getting fixes accepted by the Community.
As a Open Source Compiler Developer you will,
• Enhance, optimize & maintain open source Linux compiler (GCC) for IBM Power processor (ppc64le) architecture
• Update open source toolchain to enable new IBM Power processor functions and instructions
• Work with open source community to upstream code, enabling the ecosystem to leverage new generation IBM Power processor
• Resolve functional issues including recreation & analysis, proposing & validating fixes and working with the community to upstream fixes
Candidate should have experience with C/C++, scripting languages, assembler, familiarity with Bugzilla, GIT, open source development tools, simulation tools, performance analysis tools and working with mailing lists.
• Strong interest in and understanding of Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Compilers, Runtimes, low level debugging and tracing• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• 3+ years of experience developing in OS-level languages like C or C++
• 1+ years of experience in assembly language
• Experience in Open-source development and related tools such as git, and GitHub.
• Experience in low-level programming involving interaction with C++ runtime, OS, threads, memory management, and assemblers.• Experience debugging, tracing, and profiling code for resolving functional and performance issues.
• Experience in IBM AIX, Linux on POWER and Z
• Experience working in the open software community projects as a contributor or committer• Exposure to other compilers like LLVM, GoLang
