Tenstorrent · 1 day ago
Ai Kernel Development Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $500K/yr
15+ years expTenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. The role seeks a strong HPC & AI Kernel Architect who combines deep technical expertise across hardware and software with proven leadership ability to drive performance innovation across CPU/GPU/ASIC architectures while leading a small, high-impact technical team.
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningSemiconductor
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
A senior expert with deep understanding of HPC, AI kernels, and accelerator architectures
A hands-on architect who can dive deeply into performance, modeling, and kernel design
A collaborative leader who can guide engineers across US and Taiwan locations
Someone who thrives in technically demanding, fast-paced, cross-functional environments
15+ years of experience in high-performance computing, spanning both software and hardware
5+ years writing, optimizing, and maintaining AI compute kernels
Strong experience profiling and optimizing kernels for GPU, CPU, and/or custom ASIC accelerators
Proven experience influencing HW architectural changes to improve performance, power, and area
Experience working with performance-modeling teams using roofline and cycle-accurate simulators
Ability and desire to act as both IC and Technical Lead Manager
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in high-performance computing, spanning both software and hardware
5+ years writing, optimizing, and maintaining AI compute kernels
Strong experience profiling and optimizing kernels for GPU, CPU, and/or custom ASIC accelerators
Proven experience influencing HW architectural changes to improve performance, power, and area
Experience working with performance-modeling teams using roofline and cycle-accurate simulators
Ability and desire to act as both IC and Technical Lead Manager
Benefits
Highly competitive compensation package and benefits
Company
Tenstorrent
Tenstorrent develops AI hardware and software solutions for data processing and machine learning application.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.03BKey Investors
FidelityEPIQ Capital GroupEclipse Ventures
2024-12-02Series D· $693M
2023-08-02Series Unknown· $100M
2021-05-20Series C· $200M
Leadership Team
Jim Keller
President and CEO
Keith Witek
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2026-01-06
2025-12-10
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