About the Role
As a Software Engineer on the Metal Runtime team, you will work on the low-level software powering AI accelerators. You will design efficient runtime systems close to the hardware and define host/device APIs for the software stack, focusing on API design as a core system component.
Responsibilities
- Design and evolve high-performance host and device APIs for Tenstorrent's Metal Runtime.
- Develop intuitive abstractions that expose low-level hardware capabilities while maintaining performance and control.
- Partner closely with runtime, kernel, compiler, and software teams to build scalable, production-ready interfaces.
- Contribute to runtime implementation, debugging, performance optimization, and API integration across the software stack.
- Drive API quality through thoughtful design, usability improvements, and long-term maintainability.
Requirements
- Strong C/C++ developer with a passion for low-level systems programming and software that runs close to hardware.
- Comfortable working with concurrency, processors, memory movement, and performance-critical systems.
- Experienced in designing clean, maintainable APIs and abstractions with a focus on developer experience.
- Thoughtful about balancing performance, usability, and long-term maintainability in systems design.
- Collaborative, curious, and excited to solve challenging problems at the intersection of hardware and software.
Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Austin, TX
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Various experience levels
Salary/Compensations
- $100k - $500k
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation package
About the Company
- Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
- This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology.
- Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2).
- These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S.
- As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency.
- If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.
