Nodejs Compiler Developer

Job description

**Your Role and Responsibilities:** **Your Role and Responsibilities** As a key member of our compiler platform compatibility team, you will be focused on the V8 JavaScript engine. In this role, you will: **Design and Develop:** Maintain the V8 backend for s390x architectures. **Optimize Performance:** Dive deep into Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation and garbage collection (GC) subsystems to analyze and improve performance for customer workloads. **Contribute to Open Source:** Actively participate in the V8 open-source community, contributing your code and expertise upstream to benefit the entire ecosystem. **Debug and Troubleshoot:** Tackle complex, low-level issues using tools like GDB, identifying root causes in generated code and runtime behavior. **Drive Innovation:** Stay current with advancements in compiler technology, JavaScript language features, and WebAssembly to drive innovation within IBM. **Required Education:** Bachelor's Degree **Required Technical and Professional Expertise:** **Compiler Expertise:** Deep knowledge of compiler architecture, code generation, and optimization techniques. **Programming Mastery:** Proficiency in C/C++ and assembly language, with specific hands-on experience in **s390x** assembly. **Open Source Experience:** Demonstrable experience contributing to large-scale open-source projects. A portfolio of upstream commits to V8 or a similar project (LLVM, GCC, etc.) is highly desirable. **Debugging Skills:** Strong debugging skills, including experience with tools like GDB. **Linux Proficiency:** Deep familiarity with the Linux operating system, its development tools, and command-line environment. **Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:** Experience with other parts of the V8 engine, such as Turbofan, Liftoff, Sparkplug, Maglev, Torque, or Sandbox. Strong knowledge of JavaScript and WebAssembly (Wasm). Familiarity with Node.js internals. Experience with performance analysis and profiling tools. Knowledge of modern CI/CD practices and tools (Git, Jenkins, etc.). ****Years of Experience:**** 4 - 8