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Tenstorrent · 1 month ago

CPU Architecture Intern

positionNorth America
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$50/hr - $70/hr

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. As a CPU Microarchitecture & Performance Modeling Intern, you’ll help analyze, model, and optimize real processor designs to push efficiency and speed to new limits.

AI InfrastructureApplication Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningSemiconductor
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Responsibilities

Analyze, model, and optimize real processor designs to push efficiency and speed to new limits
Develop and run CPU performance models to explore architectural trade-offs and identify bottlenecks
Conduct CPU workload analysis using real benchmarks and synthetic tests to measure performance efficiency
Collaborate with microarchitecture and RTL teams to connect performance data with design decisions
Support validation and tuning of CPU pipelines, memory subsystems, and branch prediction logic
Automate data collection, visualization, and reporting workflows for performance experiments
Contribute to ongoing research on improving CPU design methodologies for next-generation compute architectures

Qualification

Computer architectureCPU microarchitecturePerformance modelingPythonWorkload analysisCuriosityAnalytical skillsCollaboration

Required

A co-op or PEY student pursuing a BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Strong foundation in computer architecture and CPU microarchitecture (pipelines, caches, memory hierarchies, branch prediction, etc.)
Experience or coursework in performance modeling, simulation tools, or workload analysis
Familiarity with CPU workloads and performance metrics (IPC, CPI, latency, throughput, etc.)
Proficiency with Python or other scripting languages for data analysis and automation

Preferred

This role is hybrid based out of Toronto, Boston, Austin or Santa Clara (preferred)

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation package and benefits

Company

Tenstorrent

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Tenstorrent develops AI hardware and software solutions for data processing and machine learning application.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://tenstorrent.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.03B
Key Investors
FidelityEPIQ Capital GroupEclipse Ventures
2024-12-02Series D· $693M
2023-08-02Series Unknown· $100M
2021-05-20Series C· $200M

Leadership Team

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Jim Keller
CEO
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Keith Witek
Chief Operating Officer and Board Member
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