Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, 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. At Tenstorrent, we’re building cutting-edge hardware and software solutions that power AI, HPC, and general-purpose workloads. As a Performance Architect on our Platform Architecture team, you’ll work across ML software stacks, compilers, CPU design, cache coherency protocols, and interconnect fabrics to shape the future of high-performance systems. This role is all about bridging software execution and silicon design—making data-driven decisions that directly influence our SoC performance. This role is remote, based out of The United States. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are Passionate about solving complex system-level performance problems. Comfortable working across hardware and software boundaries. Analytical and data-driven, with a talent for turning workloads into architectural insights. Collaborative, thriving in cross-functional teams spanning compilers, CPU, and interconnect. Excited to shape the future of AI/HPC platforms through performance architecture. What We Need BS/MS/PhD in EE, ECE, CE, or CS Deep understanding of NoC topologies, routing algorithms, QoS, and traffic scheduling. Expertise in cache coherenc
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
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Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, 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. Tenstorrent is building next-generation RISC-V CPUs optimized for AI, high-performance computing, and emerging autonomous AI systems. As the RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead, you will operate at the hardware–software boundary, enabling AI, HPC, and
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Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI. Headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers.
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