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Tenstorrent · 13 hours ago

Software Engineer, Metal Runtime

positionSanta Clara, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityEntry, Mid, Senior Level
money$100K/yr - $500K/yr

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. As a Software Engineer on the Metal Runtime team, you’ll design fast, efficient runtime systems for AI accelerators and work closely with hardware teams to optimize performance.

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

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

Qualification

CC++Parallel programmingBare-metal softwareRuntime performance tuningCollaboration

Required

Strong coder in C or C++
Comfortable thinking in terms of threads, processors, and memory movement
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
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

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation package
Equal opportunity employer

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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