diff --git a/include/ck/tensor_description/tensor_descriptor.hpp b/include/ck/tensor_description/tensor_descriptor.hpp
index 2437132d11..f6ad26dae8 100644
--- a/include/ck/tensor_description/tensor_descriptor.hpp
+++ b/include/ck/tensor_description/tensor_descriptor.hpp
@@ -82,24 +82,11 @@ struct TensorDescriptor
 
         constexpr index_t idim_hidden = VisibleDimensionIds::At(idim_visible);
 
-        index_t itran_found   = 0;
-        index_t idim_up_found = 0;
-        bool found            = false;
+        // Use compile-time search helper instead of nested static_for with lambdas
+        // This eliminates ~918 applier::operator() instantiations
+        constexpr auto result = find_in_tuple_of_sequences<idim_hidden>(UpperDimensionIdss{});
 
-        static_for<0, ntransform_, 1>{}([&](auto itran) {
-            constexpr auto up_dim_ids = UpperDimensionIdss{}[itran];
-
-            static_for<0, up_dim_ids.Size(), 1>{}([&](auto idim_up) {
-                if constexpr(up_dim_ids[idim_up] == idim_hidden)
-                {
-                    itran_found   = itran;
-                    idim_up_found = idim_up;
-                    found         = true;
-                }
-            });
-        });
-
-        return make_tuple(itran_found, idim_up_found, found);
+        return make_tuple(result.itran, result.idim_up, result.found);
     }
 
     constexpr static index_t ntransform_   = GetNumOfTransform();
diff --git a/include/ck/utility/sequence_helper.hpp b/include/ck/utility/sequence_helper.hpp
index 35a6a48632..aeebf08e65 100644
--- a/include/ck/utility/sequence_helper.hpp
+++ b/include/ck/utility/sequence_helper.hpp
@@ -34,4 +34,73 @@ __host__ __device__ constexpr auto to_sequence(Tuple<Number<Is>...>)
     return Sequence<Is...>{};
 }
 
+// Find index of Target in Sequence, returns -1 if not found
+// Uses constexpr array lookup for O(1) template depth
+template <index_t Target, index_t... Is>
+__host__ __device__ constexpr index_t sequence_find_value(Sequence<Is...>)
+{
+    if constexpr(sizeof...(Is) == 0)
+    {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        constexpr bool matches[] = {(Is == Target)...};
+        for(index_t i = 0; i < static_cast<index_t>(sizeof...(Is)); ++i)
+        {
+            if(matches[i])
+                return i;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+// Result type for find_in_tuple_of_sequences
+template <index_t ITran, index_t IDimUp, bool Found>
+struct FindTransformResult
+{
+    static constexpr index_t itran   = ITran;
+    static constexpr index_t idim_up = IDimUp;
+    static constexpr bool found      = Found;
+};
+
+namespace detail {
+
+// Helper to search through a tuple of sequences for a target value
+// Returns FindTransformResult with (transform_index, index_within_sequence, found)
+template <index_t Target, index_t TranIdx, typename FirstSeq, typename... RestSeqs>
+__host__ __device__ constexpr auto find_in_tuple_of_sequences_impl()
+{
+    constexpr index_t idx = sequence_find_value<Target>(FirstSeq{});
+    if constexpr(idx >= 0)
+    {
+        return FindTransformResult<TranIdx, idx, true>{};
+    }
+    else if constexpr(sizeof...(RestSeqs) > 0)
+    {
+        return find_in_tuple_of_sequences_impl<Target, TranIdx + 1, RestSeqs...>();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return FindTransformResult<0, 0, false>{};
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace detail
+
+// Find target value in a tuple of sequences
+// Returns FindTransformResult<itran, idim_up, found>
+// This replaces nested static_for loops with O(1) template depth
+template <index_t Target, typename... Seqs>
+__host__ __device__ constexpr auto find_in_tuple_of_sequences(Tuple<Seqs...>)
+{
+    if constexpr(sizeof...(Seqs) == 0)
+    {
+        return FindTransformResult<0, 0, false>{};
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return detail::find_in_tuple_of_sequences_impl<Target, 0, Seqs...>();
+    }
+}
 } // namespace ck