Principal Compiler Architect

Location: India

Principal Compiler Architect

The role

COBOL applications, backed by the legendary resilience, security, and scalability of IBM Z, are among global enterprises’ most valuable assets. They run mission-critical operations with business logic that is unique to the respective organization.

We are hiring a Principal Compiler Architect to own the technical direction of the compiler part of our JOPAZ product, and to grow into leading the team that builds it.

What you'll do

• Own the compiler end to end

• Guard correctness as the top priority

• Define and defend how COBOL semantics map onto the JVM so that compiled programs are behaviorally equivalent to native execution

• Drive performance on the JVM

• Set the technical roadmap for the optimization strategy, make cross-cutting design decisions, and keep the codebase coherent as it grows

• Collaborate across the product, including mainframe connectivity layers

• Grow into technical and people leadership

What we're looking for (must-have)

• Proven, end-to-end compiler construction experience – you have built or substantially contributed to a production compiler; not just used compiler frameworks.

• Multi-year JVM code expertise

• Correctness and semantics engineering

• Architecture-level judgment  for optimization strategies

• Ability to make and defend cross-cutting technical decisions in a long-lived codebase

• Technical leadership instincts (mentoring engineers, communicate designs clearly)

Strong plus-points (not required)

• Hands-on COBOL knowledge, or experience with another legacy/ business language and its habits

• z/OS experience: Java on z/OS, zIIP and specialty-engine offload, JCL/batch, …

• Verification at scale, differential testing, conformance suites, fuzzing, or formal methods

Your Contact

Mubina Bhaisaheb- Senior Talent Acquisition Manager