Senior Software Engineer - Language Runtime

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
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The Role
We’re looking for a pioneering engineer to help bring a new programming language to life! You’ll be at the forefront of building a VM with a bytecode interpreter and garbage collector, crafting a compiler from scratch, and creating a VS Code-integrated debugger. Join us and choose an existing grammar to create a powerful, flexible language ready for real-world applications!

What You'll Do

• Collaborate closely with the VP of Engineering, Product, and CEO to shape the architecture and functionality of our new programming language
• Build the language infrastructure from the ground up, using an existing language (C, C++, Java, Typescript, etc.) as a model for grammar and syntax
• Define and implement the bytecode instruction set architecture, creating a VM with a basic garbage collector to execute it
• Develop a compiler to translate code into bytecode and build a VS Code-integrated debugger
• Continuously optimize performance and add language features and standard libraries to enhance functionality
• Own all aspects of the language lifecycle, including design, development, profiling, testing, and ensuring top-quality code

Requirements

• You’ve either built or significantly contributed to a language runtime in a production environment. (Significant experience as a graduate student will be considered)
• Strong in C, C++, or Rust. You know your way around systems programming and have solid instincts for memory management
• You’re articulate and can explain technical concepts in a way that’s easy for others to follow—even if they’re not runtime experts
• You’re practical about language features, bringing in what’s valuable without being hung up on copying every feature from existing languages
• You make sound technical decisions and write clean, maintainable code
• You need to be in one of the North American time zones (Pacific, Mountain, Central, or Eastern) so we can sync up during core hours

Learn More

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• Engineering at Veeva

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $110,000 - $270,000
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

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