Konstantin Schwarz
SMTS Software Development Engineer at AMD
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKonstantin Schwarz is an experienced compiler and systems engineer with seven years building production toolchains and low-level software, currently leading the clang/LLVM-based compiler effort for AMD/Xilinx AI Engine accelerators. He brings deep expertise in compiler backends, computer architecture, operating systems, and real-time embedded software from roles at AMD and HighTec, where he implemented a compiler backend from scratch and led LLVM upstreaming. Based in San Jose, he blends hands‑on implementation (C/C++, assembly, Python, NodeJS) with team and project leadership, mentoring engineers and supporting key customers. Notably, his background includes designing CI and test automation infrastructure that ties together hardware boards, debuggers, and simulators—skills that bridge compiler development and deployment on real hardware.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Universität des Saarlandes
German, English
Github Skills (10)
compiler10
modular10
clang10
toolchain10
llvm10
swift6
llvm-ir5
cling4
testing2
cpp1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
konstantinschwarz/llvm-project
Nov 2024 - Nov 2024
The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies.
Contributions:6 pushes, 4 branches in 9 days
Xilinx/llvm-aie
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
Fork of LLVM to support AMD AIEngine processors
Contributions:148 reviews, 44 PRs, 50 pushes in 9 months
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