diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e39891a58..8ed8a7a03 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,6 +238,18 @@ add_library(tilelang SHARED $<TARGET_OBJECTS:tilelang_objs>)
 add_library(tilelang_module SHARED $<TARGET_OBJECTS:tilelang_objs>)
 target_link_libraries(tilelang PUBLIC tvm_runtime tvm)
 target_link_libraries(tilelang_module PUBLIC tvm)
+
+# Place dev build outputs under build/lib for consistency
+set_target_properties(tilelang PROPERTIES
+  LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+  ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+)
+set_target_properties(tilelang_module PROPERTIES
+  LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+  ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+)
 # Build cython extension
 find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module ${SKBUILD_SABI_COMPONENT})
 
@@ -257,11 +269,19 @@ if(NOT "${SKBUILD_SABI_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
 endif()
 
 python_add_library(tilelang_cython_wrapper MODULE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tilelang_cython_wrapper.cpp" ${USE_SABI} WITH_SOABI)
-# Install extension into the tilelang package directory
+
+# Ensure dev builds drop the extension into build/lib alongside other shared libs
+set_target_properties(tilelang_cython_wrapper PROPERTIES
+  LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+  ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
+)
+
+# Install the extension into tilelang/lib inside the wheel
 install(TARGETS tilelang_cython_wrapper
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION tilelang
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION tilelang
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION tilelang)
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION tilelang/lib
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION tilelang/lib
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION tilelang/lib)
 
 # let libtilelang to search tvm/tvm_runtime in same dir
 if(APPLE)
diff --git a/tilelang/env.py b/tilelang/env.py
index b1697ef51..ce27aba9c 100644
--- a/tilelang/env.py
+++ b/tilelang/env.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 TVM_LIBRARY_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE = ("TVM is not installed or found in the expected path")
 
 TL_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-TL_LIBS = [TL_ROOT, os.path.join(TL_ROOT, 'lib')]
+# Only expose the internal lib directory to sys.path to avoid shadowing
+# common top-level module names (e.g., utils, analysis) from user projects.
+TL_LIBS = [os.path.join(TL_ROOT, 'lib')]
 TL_LIBS = [i for i in TL_LIBS if os.path.exists(i)]
 
 DEV = False
@@ -30,7 +32,9 @@
     tl_dev_root = os.path.dirname(TL_ROOT)
 
     dev_lib_root = os.path.join(tl_dev_root, 'build')
-    TL_LIBS = [dev_lib_root, os.path.join(dev_lib_root, 'tvm')]
+    # In dev builds, place artifacts under build/lib and point search path there
+    # to avoid adding the entire build root to sys.path.
+    TL_LIBS = [os.path.join(dev_lib_root, 'lib'), os.path.join(dev_lib_root, 'tvm')]
     THIRD_PARTY_ROOT = os.path.join(tl_dev_root, '3rdparty')
     logger.warning(f'Loading tilelang libs from dev root: {dev_lib_root}')