Software Engineer, Metal Runtime

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

As a Software Engineer on the Metal Runtime team at Tenstorrent, you’ll work on the low-level software that powers our AI accelerators. You’ll design fast, efficient runtime systems that run directly on hardware and make our chips shine. If you're into pushing performance, working close to the metal, and making complex systems run smoothly, this is your kind of role.

This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, ON; Austin, TX; Santa Clara, CA, with the opportunity to be remote on a candidate-by-candidate basis.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. 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.

Who You Are

• Strong coder in C or C++, and love working close to hardware.
• Comfortable thinking in terms of threads, processors, and memory movement, and experienced writing fast, parallel code that runs across multiple processors.
• Curious about how runtimes and bare-metal software come together to power AI.
• Collaborative by nature and enjoy solving tough problems with smart people.
  
  

What We Need

• Build and optimize the Metal runtime that runs directly on our AI accelerators.
• Develop bare-metal software that controls compute units, data flow, and async operations.
• Work closely with hardware teams to get the most out of our architecture.
• Debug, analyze, and tune runtime performance across massively parallel systems.
  
  

What You Will Learn

• How to design low-level systems for cutting-edge AI hardware.
• How to make custom ASICs and co-processors work in sync across the chip.
• Best practices for debugging complex, performance-critical software.
• How software and hardware co-evolve in a fast-paced AI startup.
  
  

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have licensing conditions set by the U.S. government.

Our engineering positions and certain engineering support positions require access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency, asylee and refugee information and/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.

If a U.S. export license is required, employment will not begin until a license with acceptable conditions is granted by the U.S. government. If a U.S. export license with acceptable conditions is not granted by the U.S. government, then the offer of employment will be rescinded.