Principal Toolchain Software Engineer, Tenstorrent
Platform Engineering
$100-500k
+ Base and variable compensation targets
Building computers for AI
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Building computers for AI
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$100-500k
+ Base and variable compensation targets
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring unique solutions to the problems facing AI and machine learning.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Strong programming skills in languages like C, C++, and/or Rust
- In-depth knowledge of compiler design principles, code generation, optimization techniques, and related algorithms
- Experience with building and maintaining toolchains and compilers
- Familiarity with software development workflows and version control systems
- Proficiency in debugging and troubleshooting complex software systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
Desirable
- Experience with LLVM or GCC compiler frameworks
- Knowledge of low-level programming, assembly language, and processor architectures
- Familiarity with scripting languages like Python or Perl
- Understanding of build systems and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
What the job involves
- As a Toolchain Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving the toolchain and compiler infrastructure used for our RISC-V processors
- You will work closely with a team of software engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to improve and optimize the compiler projects for our CPU targets
- Design and develop toolchain components, including compiler codegen, linkers, assemblers, debuggers, and related tools. This involves understanding the software development process and ensuring that the toolchain meets the requirements of the development workflow
- Optimize and enhance the compiler infrastructure: You will work on optimizing the compiler infrastructure to generate efficient and optimized machine code. This may involve implementing new optimizations, improving existing ones, and exploring innovative techniques to enhance performance
- Debug and fix issues: You will investigate and debug issues reported by software developers or users related to the toolchain and compiler. This includes analyzing and identifying the root cause of the problem, proposing solutions, and implementing fixes to ensure reliable and stable toolchain behavior
- Collaborate with software development teams: You will collaborate with software development teams to understand their requirements, gather feedback, and provide support for integrating the toolchain into their software projects. This may involve providing technical guidance, troubleshooting issues, and assisting with performance tuning
- Stay updated with industry trends: You will stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in compiler technology, programming languages, and development tools. This includes participating in conferences, reading research papers, and exploring new techniques to improve the toolchain infrastructure
- Documentation and knowledge sharing: You will create and maintain documentation for the toolchain and compiler infrastructure, including user guides, technical specifications, and best practices. Additionally, you will actively share your knowledge and expertise with the team to foster a collaborative and learning-oriented environment
Our take
Advances in artificial intelligence apps, combined with a global chip shortage, are strong tailwinds for chip processor Tenstorrent. The semi-conducter developer is designing specialized chips for running artificial intelligence applications, building chips for what it calls "software 2.0".
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 specialised 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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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Dec 2024
$700m
SERIES D
Jun 2024
$300m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company values
- Collaboration
- Curiosity
- Commitment to Solving Hard Problems
Company HQ
Flemingdon Park, Toronto, ON
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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.
Milos Trajkovic
(Co-Founder & Director of Hardware Engineering)Former Manager of Firmware Design Engineering at AMD, and FPGA design engineer at Signum Concepts.
Ivan Hamer
(Co-Founder)Former Consulting Software/Embedded Engineer at AMD, and Senior Software Developer at iNTERFACEWARE.
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