Principal Technical Program Manager, Tenstorrent

$100-500k

During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting

Senior and Expert level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

Next-generation computing company building computers for AI

Be an early applicant

Next-generation computing company building computers for AI

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechMachine Learning

Be an early applicant

$100-500k

During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting

Senior and Expert level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechMachine Learning

Company mission

To bring unique solutions to the problems facing AI and machine learning.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role
You are an experienced program leader with a strong technical background and a proven ability to drive complex product development efforts
You excel at building alignment across diverse teams and can influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
You are highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing ambiguity while balancing multiple priorities
You are a strong communicator who can translate technical challenges into actionable plans and executive-level updates
Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical field preferred)
Experience in product design, validation, or engineering, combined with 3+ years leading projects as a Technical Program Manager or Project Lead
Experience working across hardware, software, firmware, validation, manufacturing, and supplier organizations using structured product development processes
Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication for complex technical programs

What the job involves

Tenstorrent is building cutting-edge processors and systems for AI workloads, bringing together world-class expertise in silicon, systems, and software
We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional product development efforts and drive complex programs from concept through execution and delivery
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highly collaborative environments, excels at bringing teams together around a common goal, and has a track record of delivering complex hardware products on schedule
This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, or Fort Collins, CO
What You Will Learn:
Gain deep exposure to the development of cutting-edge AI hardware and systems from concept through production
Learn how large-scale, cross-functional engineering organizations coordinate to deliver industry-leading products
Expand your expertise in product development frameworks, program planning methodologies, and operational excellence
Work alongside world-class engineers and leaders across silicon, systems, software, manufacturing, and product organizations to drive next-generation AI platforms

Our take

Tenstorrent is a US- and Canada-based semiconductor startup specializing in processors for AI workloads. Rather than building gneral-purpose CPUs or GPus, the company develops custom chips and sofrware optimized for running moder AI models. As demand for AI accelerates, and as a global chip shortage reshapes the semiconductor industry, these trends have become strong tailwinds for Tenstorrent.

The company’s unique approach is to build for this future software, which it believes will be written at a higher level. Combining this with conditional computing, Tenstorrent supports a scalable distributed network approach that is analogous to a human brain.

While the market for specialized AI hardware is destined to be gigantic, the company has to compete with a plethora of hopeful startups (as well as major tech companies like NVIDIA and Qualcomm). That said, Tenstorrent boasts an excellent trajectory so far, with its latest moves including unveiling its high-end Wormhole AI processors, and a partnership with LG which will see the development of chips for "Affectionate Intelligence".

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

52% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Dec 2024

$693m

SERIES D

Jun 2024

$300m

LATE VC

Total funding: $1.3bn

Company HQ

Flemingdon Park, Toronto, ON

Leadership

Jim Keller

(CEO)

Previously Senior VP of Silicon Engineering at Intel Corporation, VP of Autopilot Hardware Engineering at Tesla, Corporate VP and Chief Architect at AMD, and VP of Engineering at Apple.

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