IBM Compiler Developer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

308602791

• 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:
  Working with and interlocking with other internal teams and with the Open Source Community for defining, designing, developing and testing Linux on Power specific features in the GCC compiler. Ensuring that those features are accepted upstream and incorporated into the appropriate Linux distributions.
  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. Developers in this position are required to assist with resolving customer critical situations, for assisting with or leading proof of concepts and for providing technical guidance and consulting for pre-sales and post sales engagements.
  This role requires expertise with the POWER instruction architecture, the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) compiler, Binary Utilities (assembler/loader). Familiarity with software builds, bring-up, test and performance analysis tools used by Linux on Power is desirable along with general hardware skills. Applicant will be engaged in performance analysis and tuning utilizing the POWER instruction profiling tools. Candidates must have the ability to work in a team based environment with global and remote team members.
  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.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• As a Open Source Compiler Developer you will, ( Role responsibilities)
• 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
• Assist resolving customer critical situations, lead proof of concepts and provide technical guidance & consulting for pre-sales and post sales engagements.”

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise