Nilanjana Basu
Compiler Performance Engineer at Apple
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolNilanjana Basu is a Compiler Performance Engineer based in San Jose with nine years of experience spanning compiler systems, high-performance networking, and parallel computing research. Currently at Apple, she applies deep expertise from her PhD work on fine-grained interrupt infrastructure and scalable synchronization to optimize real-world compiler and runtime performance. Her background includes production-grade LTE protocol and multi-Gbps packet-processing systems from industry roles and hands-on contributions to LLVM debug tooling and fuzzing pipelines during internships at Google. Comfortable moving between research and production, she blends rigorous academic training with pragmatic engineering to deliver measurable performance improvements in complex systems. An enthusiast for compilers and systems, she brings a track record of shipping robust low-level features and contributing to open-source toolchains.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
South Point High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Illinois ChicagoMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, 84.3%, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, 84.3% at INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SHIBPURBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, DGPA 8.85, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, DGPA 8.85 at Netaji Subhas Engineering College
Github Skills (37)
modular10
llvm10
toolchain10
compiler10
clang10
swift9
perf8
upstream7
reduction7
modification7
llvm-ir6
ethereum6
blockchain6
instrumentation6
hosts6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
bitslab/CompilerInterrupts
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
This is a framework for compiling programs with instrumentation such that they can call user-specified code at fixed intervals during the program's run time.
Contributions:20 reviews, 49 commits, 1 PR in 4 months
instrumentationcompilerspythonperfprograms
nilanjana87/llvm-project
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024
The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. This fork is used to manage Apple’s stable releases of Clang as well as support the Swift project.
Contributions:45 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 2 months
compilersclangtechnologiestoolchaincompiler
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