Senior Engineer, AI Kernel

Job Title

Senior Engineer, AI Kernel

Role Summary

Develop and optimize software delivered with Tenstorrent's AI and RISC-V hardware IP to enable customer integrations across firmware, drivers, system tools, and APIs. Work with hardware engineering, IP delivery, customer support, and product teams to ensure robust, high-performance software for diverse customer architectures.

This is a hybrid role based out of Toronto, ON; Austin, TX; or Santa Clara, CA.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting indicates candidates will be assessed in interview and offers aligned to assessed level; specific years of experience are not stated.

Responsibilities

Own and deliver software components and integration deliverables that enable customers to use Tenstorrent IP in their systems.

• Develop, optimize, and maintain bare-metal firmware, device drivers, system tools, SDKs, and APIs for IP customers.
• Build reference software, toolchains, and test suites to streamline customer integration and bring-up.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware/software interaction issues during customer bring-up and deployment.
• Produce high-quality documentation, integration guides, and example code for IP deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with hardware architects, firmware teams, and customer-facing teams to improve software usability and portability.
• Provide customer-facing technical support during integration and handoff.

Requirements

Core technical skills and abilities required to perform the role.

Must-have:

• Proven experience in C/C++ and system-level software development.
• Experience with low-level software design, firmware, or device drivers for embedded systems.
• Strong system-level debugging and troubleshooting skills across hardware/software boundaries.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and external customers to resolve integration issues.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with parallel processing and SIMD architectures (SSE, AVX, Arm Neon).
• GPU programming experience (CUDA, OpenCL) or experience with accelerator toolchains.
• Familiarity with RISC-V, AI silicon, SDK/toolchain development, or hardware-software co-design.
• Experience producing customer-facing documentation and integration test suites.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Tenstorrent

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Tenstorrent is a technology company focused on designing innovative computing solutions. They are known for their expertise in the development of advanced hardware, including ASICs and SoCs, aimed at enhancing performance and efficiency in various applications.