Software Engineer, Tenstorrent

Metal

$100-500k

OTE

Includes base and variable compensation targets

Linux

C++

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Next-generation computing company building computers for AI

Job no longer available

Next-generation computing company building computers for AI

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechMachine Learning

Job no longer available

$100-500k

OTE

Includes base and variable compensation targets

Linux

C++

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

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

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Strong programming skills in C and C++, with a solid grasp of systems-level concepts (memory, threading, I/O, etc.)
Proven experience developing low-level software, drivers, or embedded systems
Familiarity with Linux systems programming and common development/debugging tools (e.g., gdb, strace, perf)
Experience with distributed systems or networking is a plus (e.g., sockets, RDMA, MPI, libfabric)
Comfortable working close to hardware, with a curiosity for how things work under the hood
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment

What the job involves

Design, develop, and maintain core infrastructure software that interfaces directly with Tenstorrent hardware
Build low-level libraries and APIs for communication and synchronization between compute nodes
Optimize system-level software for performance, scalability, and reliability across distributed environments
Collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to support system bring-up, testing, and deployment
Integrate core infrastructure with internal programming models and tools
Participate in performance tuning and debugging across multiple layers of the stack
Tenstorrent is seeking a skilled Software Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low-level systems software. In this role, you’ll contribute to the development and optimization of the infrastructure that powers our cutting-edge processors, with a primary focus on C/C++ development and low-level programming

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".

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

52% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.5)

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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