About this role
Salary: £45,500 - 73,500 per year
Requirements: We are seeking a Senior or Principal-level candidate with working rights in the UK.We require in-depth knowledge of the LLVM compiler.We require knowledge of the C/C++ Clang frontend.We require knowledge of high-level hardware microarchitecture and its effects on software performance.We value a flexible, adaptable approach, a desire to learn, and an interest in positively influencing others technical development.We consider experience with RISC-V technologies, implementing complex software security technologies in a compiler (such as CHERI), Rust language compiler experience, and effective communication with technical and management audiences highly desirable. Responsibilities: Develop and enhance our LLVM compiler to support our standard and customized embedded CPU cores, including RISC-V cores, custom hardware extensions, and new processor architectures developed using our Studio EDA tool.Provide compiler expertise to our Embedded Software engineers to help optimize software.Advise our processor design teams on compiler considerations to guide microarchitectural design and optimization.Explore compiler technology for novel compute architectures and technologies.Work with our Codasip Studio EDA tool compiler team to improve the tools compiler.Provide expert software advice to internal and external customers.Share knowledge and experience within the team and mentor more junior team members.Develop capabilities, skills, and processes across our wider Embedded Software team.Contribute to both short-term customer-driven projects and longer-term strategic software products. Technologies: EmbeddedFrontendHardwareSupportLLVMRustSecurityC++ More:
We are Codasip, a semiconductor company focused on cyber-resilient architectures and secure, CHERI-enabled technologies. We are building next-generation processors and systems with security embedded by design, and expanding our teams to develop clean-sheet designs and establish high-quality engineering practices. This full-time Compiler Engineer role is part of our Embedded Software team and offers high impact and visibility within Codasip and the growing RISC-V community. We are headquartered in Europe, with a Silicon Valley-inspired culture that values prudent risk-taking and unconventional thinking. The role is preferably based at our design center in Cambridge or Bristol. We are a well-funded, growing company with a leading-edge product portfolio.
last updated 40 week of 2026