Systems Engineer, Tenstorrent

Salary not provided

Python

C++

Perl

Mid and Senior level

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

Salary not provided

Python

C++

Perl

Mid and Senior level

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

4+ years of experience in systems engineering, specifically with firmware, BIOS, system software, power and memory management is required
Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
Excellent programming skills (Python, C, C++)
Interest and knowledge of processor/computer architecture
Interest in and understanding of machine learning
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think critically
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What the job involves

Develop, optimize and maintain system firmware and BIOS
Performance and power verification and validation of Tenstorrent's IP and SOC
Participate in the design, development, and validation of system software
Handle pre and post-silicon bring-up activities
Benchmark and analyze performance optimizations for key machine learning algorithms across Tenstorrent hardware and software stack
Architecture and development of frameworks for automating post-silicon verification, data analysis and debug
Collaborate with other teams to ensure efficient system performance
Drive issue debug found at all phases of product life cycle: bring-up, validation and production
Document design and implementation details, and train other team members as needed

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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