Luminal

Making AI run fast on any hardware.

Compiler Engineer

$150K - $350K0.50% - 2.00%San Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Machine learning
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
Will sponsor
Skills
Lisp, Rust, CUDA
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Jake Stevens
Jake Stevens
Founder

About the role

Qualifications

  • Strong proficiency in GPU model optimization
  • Highly experienced with CUDA
  • Highly experienced with Rust
  • Experience with Egglog is a STRONG POSITIVE but absolutely not required. You will learn
  • No degree required
  • Experience in developing and deploying AI models in production environments is a plus

Company Description

Luminal (YC S25) is focused on optimizing AI models to accelerate and simplify model deployment. We are building an AI compiler that enhances model speeds by 10x and streamlines deployment to production with just a single line of code. Our mission is to turn AI research code into production code, seamlessly.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Founding Compiler Engineer located in downtown San Francisco. You will be responsible for assisting the design of the core compiler. Day-to-day tasks will include writing CUDA kernels, conducting model performance reviews, and shitposting on social media.

About Luminal

Luminal (YC S25) is focused on optimizing AI models to accelerate and simplify model deployment. We are building an AI compiler that enhances model speeds by 10x and streamlines deployment to production with just a single line of code. Our mission is to turn AI research code into production code, seamlessly.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Founding Engineer located in downtown San Francisco. The Founding Engineer will be responsible for assisting the design of the core compiler. Day-to-day tasks will include writing CUDA kernels, conducting model performance reviews, and shitposting on social media.

Luminal
Founded:2025
Batch:S25
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Founders
Joe Fioti
Joe Fioti
Founder / CEO
Matthew Gunton
Matthew Gunton
Founder
Jake Stevens
Jake Stevens
Founder