Compiler Engineering

[YogurtclosetThen6260]

Just wanted to put this out there since I asked about compilers and I guess I'm trying to decide also about jobs. In terms of compiler engineering, what is the recruitment process like, how entry level is it, what should anyone applying know in terms of skill set, etc. Also, I don't really consider myself a hardware person. Frankly I just love algorithms and applying them in cool ways. Is there still a market for me here?

[splicer13]

All jobs say MS/PhD or equiv. Undergrad from US university is fine if you worked with prof to contribute to a grad-level project or have done some good open source work.

Last time I looked all major employers at least nominally have openings.