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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. Curious about how cutting-edge hardware actually comes to life? We're looking for someone who’s excited to dive into the core of next-gen systems and help make them real. In this role, you’ll validate high-speed interfaces, solve complex system-level puzzles, and collaborate across teams to shape the future of AI/ML computing. If firmware, hardware, and hands-on debugging sound like your kind of fun — let’s chat! This role is hybrid and based in Vancouver, Canada. 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 You love bringing hardware to life and enjoy the thrill of solving tricky problems across the hardware–firmware boundary. You’re hands-on in the lab and comfortable with tools like oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and JTAG — digging deep doesn’t scare you. You’re comfortable jumping into unfamiliar problems and figuring things out — whether it’s in the lab or in firmware. You’re curious, collaborative, and excited to work on technology that pushes the boundaries of performance. What We Need Someone to take the lead in validating our next-gen PCIe interfaces — from controller to PHY, and everything in between. A strong co

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 seeking a SoC Design Verification Engineer to validate the System Management Controller (SMC) and enable seamless multi-chip integration. In this role, you will design and execute tests, build infrastructure, and debug issues across chiplet-based SoCs. You’ll have the opportunity to work with remote mentorship while contributing to the foundation of scalable multi-die systems. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Boston, MA or Santa Clara, CA. 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 Proficient in SystemVerilog, SV-UVM, Python, and C/C++ with strong verification skills. Experienced in writing test plans, building infrastructure, and debugging hardware/software flows. Comfortable working with remote mentorship and distributed teams. Familiar with AI-assisted tools like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude to accelerate verification. What We Need Develop and maintain SMC tests and supporting DV infrastructure. Write, execute, and track test plans for chiplet and multi-chip SoC designs. Use C/C++ to develop tests compiled, loaded, and executed directly on the DUT. Triage, analyze, and debug issues in clos

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. We are looking for a Design Verification Engineer to contribute to the unit-level verification of our RISC-V CPU front end—including instruction fetch, branch prediction, and surrounding fetch control structures. As a key individual contributor within our front-end DV team, you will focus on building testbenches, generating stimulus, and developing checkers for complex microarchitectural scenarios. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. 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 Front-End Experience: Solid background verifying CPU front-end blocks—such as instruction fetch, branch predictors (BTB, TAGE, RAS), instruction caches/TLBs, or decode—using SystemVerilog, UVM, and C++. Unit-Level Focus: Hands-on experience building clean, controllable unit testbench environments with precise stimulus and checking. Reusable Design: Pragmatic approach to building transactors, predictors, and scoreboards that can be reused across verification levels. Collaborative Problem Solver: Comfortable working alongside RTL designers to trace and fix misspeculation, redirect, and edge-case fetch bugs. What We Need Unit-Level Verifica

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 the world’s fastest, most efficient AI compute clusters. TT-Fabric is the high-performance nervous system of this platform: the low-level networking layer that lets thousands of RISC-V and AI processors snap together into a single, massively parallel distributed supercomputer. If you love squeezing nanoseconds out of hot paths, designing protocols that move data at absurd scale, and turning messy hardware constraints into elegant distributed systems, this is an opportunity to shape the fabric that future AI models will run on This role is hybrid based out of Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX; or Toronto, ON. 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 We Are Strong systems engineer with deep C or C++ experience and comfort working in low-level or bare-metal environments. Passionate about hardware-software interaction, performance tuning, and eliminating inefficiencies at the protocol level. Curious about networking, synchronization, and communication across large clusters. Comfortable reasoning from first principles and challenging industry conventions. Motivated by building infrastructure that directly impacts large-scale

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 build open, state of the art compute for real workloads and real developers. You will own CPU focused test generator development and verification strategy, shaping how our out-of-order RISC-V CPUs are validated against complex ISA and microarchitectural behavior. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. 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 You bring 8+ years in CPU design verification, test generation, or closely related CPU validation work. You have led development of test generators for x86, ARM, or RISC-V ISA environments. You understand CPU ISA behavior, privileged architecture, and high-performance out-of-order CPU microarchitecture. You are comfortable building tools, stimulus, and automation that scale verification across large CPU programs. You communicate clearly across design, DV, architecture, emulation, and post-silicon teams. What We Need Lead development of CPU core-level test generators for high-performance out-of-order RISC-V cores. Own generator strategy, infrastructure, and methodology for ISA and microarchitectural verification in both pre-silico

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. We are looking for a Staff Digital Design Engineer to help define, build, and optimize high-performance IP and SoC architectures for next-gen AI and compute workloads. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive at the intersection of microarchitecture, RTL implementation, and performance-aware design. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Ottawa, Boston, or Austin. 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 A digital design expert with a deep understanding of computer architecture and IP microarchitecture. Skilled in RTL development (Verilog/VHDL) and familiar with full ASIC flows. Comfortable optimizing for power, performance, and area (PPA) under aggressive design goals. A naturally collaborative and technical engineer — you thrive in spec definition, peer reviews, and team-wide planning. What We Need Architecture and RTL implementation of Tenstorrent’s custom IP blocks and SoC components. Performance-aware design decisions for compute, interconnect, or memory-heavy blocks. Occasional contributions to validation using emulation, FPGA prototyping, or UVM flows. Strong synthesis and timing closure awareness to support backend

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. As a Director, Strategy & Solutions in our GTM team, this role defines how Tenstorrent shows up in the market for AI/ML workloads—from positioning and messaging to real customer solutions. Sitting at the intersection of product, sales, engineering, and marketing, this role turns deep technical capability into clear, compelling value across industries and use cases. This role is hybrid OR 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 Experienced at connecting complex AI/ML systems to real customer outcomes and business value. Comfortable acting as a technical storyteller for developers, architects, and executive audiences. Naturally curious and forward-looking about customer workloads, competitive dynamics, and emerging AI trends. What We Need Ownership of GTM positioning and messaging for Tenstorrent’s AI hardware, software stack, and solutions. Development of application - and vertical-specific value propositions across enterprise, cloud, and regulated markets. Value proposition & GTM strategy, including creation of technical collateral (whitepapers, sales decks, benchmarks, dem

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. We are seeking a Verification Lead for our next-generation AI hardware. You’ll guide a top-tier team of Verification Engineers, shaping test strategies to validate functionality and performance of our AI core. This role requires expertise in AI-specific data types, common AI data-movement compute patterns, and on-chip network validation, combined with strong leadership and collaboration skills. This role is hybrid, based out Toronto, ON. 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 A Seasoned Verification Leader: An experienced ASIC/SoC lead with proven track record of leading teams through complex tape-outs. An AI Hardware Specialist: An expert in the nuances of high-performance compute, specifically focused on AI/ML architectures and the intricacies of tensor-based operations. A Systems Architect at Heart: A strategist who views verification through a system-level lens, ensuring that hardware, software, and on-chip networks (NoC) harmonize perfectly. A Technical Mentor: A hands-on guide proficient in UVM, SystemVerilog, and cocotb, dedicated to elevating team capabilities and driving rigorous coverage-driven methodologies. What We

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. The Director, Finance Systems will lead the strategy, architecture, implementation, and ongoing evolution of the systems and technology that enable Finance to operate effectively at scale. This leader will partner across Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Operations, IT, HR, and other business functions to build an integrated, automated, and data-driven Finance technology ecosystem - ensuring we are using the right tools and workflows, leveraging automation and AI where appropriate, to operate lean without sacrificing rigor. This role is ideal for a finance-minded technology leader who understands that great systems are not simply implementations—they are the foundation for scalable processes, reliable data, strong controls, faster decisions, and an increasingly AI-enabled Finance organization. This role is remote, based out of the United States or Toronto, ON. 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 You bring a deep understanding of finance and accounting processes, paired with expertise in technology, data, and systems. You are comfortable discussing financial close, revenue recognition, inventory accounting, and financial pla

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 are building open, scalable compute for real AI workloads. As Director, Customer Hardware Engineering, you own the technical relationship with strategic customers and FAEs, turning their silicon needs into precise requirements for our hardware and software teams. You connect customer architectures to Tenstorrent platforms so their models run efficiently on our silicon. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Austin, TX or Belgrade, Serbia. 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 Experienced leader of customer-facing technical teams and Field Application Engineering organizations. Strong background across RTL, verification, and physical design for custom silicon programs. Systems thinker who understands how RTL choices affect software, performance, and customer solutions. Clear communicator who aligns customers, FAEs, and internal teams around shared technical goals. What We Need Own technical customer relationships and convert high-level asks into concrete engineering specifications. Coordinate with hardware and software leads on customer-specific NEO silicon configurations. Oversee RTL changes and NEO cus

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 seeking a CPU Verification Fellow to lead verification strategy and execution for next-generation RISC-V high-performance processors. This role requires deep CPU verification expertise, strong microarchitecture understanding, and the ability to guide large engineering teams from early design through tapeout and post-silicon validation. The ideal candidate has verified complex out-of-order, speculative, superscalar CPUs and can define scalable methodology across simulation, formal verification, emulation, FPGA, and silicon bring-up. This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX. 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 You have deep experience verifying high-performance superscalar CPUs, ideally including out-of-order and speculative processors. You have strong knowledge of RISC-V architecture, including ISA compliance, privileged architecture, virtual memory, atomics, vector extensions, and memory model behavior. You are highly proficient in SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, assertions, functional coverage, and advanced debug methodologies. You have hands-on experience with CPU refere

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 build open, state of the art compute for real workloads and real developers. You will lead our Bangalore-based CPU Core Design Verification team, driving both the technical strategy and the people leadership behind verification of our high-performance, out-of-order RISC-V CPUs. You will manage a team of core-level verification engineers, partner closely with our Santa Clara and Austin sites, and own delivery of core verification from architecture definition through tapeout readiness. This role is hybrid based out of Bangalore, India, with regular collaboration across our globally distributed CPU organization. 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 15+ years of CPU/DV experience, including 7+ years leading verification teams, with strong hands-on expertise in high-performance, out-of-order CPU verification. Deep microarchitecture & verification expertise, including ISA, RTL, UVM/CVM, testbench development, regressions, coverage, and complex debug. Strong people and technical leadership, with experience hiring, mentoring, developing engineers, and setting verification strategy and methodology across teams. Highly

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 looking for a Firmware Engineer working on microcontrollers and SoCs, focused on low-level C/C++ development and board bring-up. You’ll implement and debug firmware, develop boot/power/reset sequences, and use lab tools to diagnose issues across the hardware–software boundary. You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, board, and system software teams while building strong skills in modern embedded platforms, RTOS/Embedded Linux, and automated testing. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Canada. 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 An experienced embedded engineer with a strong foundation in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, and a track record of building reliable software for real-world systems. A strong problem solver who enjoys working where software meets hardware and can move comfortably between architecture, implementation, debugging, and system-level thinking. Curious by nature and energized by complex challenges, with a willingness to explore new technologies, development approaches, and AI-assisted tools to make engineering more effective. A thou

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. We are looking for a Field Application Engineer to serve as the technical bridge between Tenstorrent and customers across Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, you will work closely with customers, partners, sales, and global engineering teams to understand AI and machine learning workloads, guide technical evaluations and deployments, troubleshoot issues across hardware and software, and help customers realize the performance of Tenstorrent’s AI platforms. This is a highly visible, customer-facing role that combines hands-on technical problem solving, solution development, and regional relationship building, with regular travel throughout Southeast Asia. This role is remote, based out of Singapore. 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 A customer-focused technical professional who can build trust with application developers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders. Comfortable translating complex AI/ML hardware and software concepts into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences. A proactive and self-directed problem solver who can coordinate internal teams, external service providers, and customer sta

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 processors and systems, bringing together world-class expertise across silicon, systems, and software. We are looking for a CPU Performance Modeling Architect to help evaluate, shape, and optimize the performance of future CPU architectures. In this role, you’ll use performance modeling, workload analysis, and deep understanding of CPU architecture to answer complex questions about how a processor should be designed. You’ll work closely with CPU architects, RTL designers, software and compiler teams, and system engineers to identify performance opportunities, evaluate architectural tradeoffs, and turn modeling insights into actionable design decisions. This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX. 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 A CPU architect, performance architect, or performance modeling engineer with experience influencing CPU architecture or microarchitecture decisions. You have a strong understanding of modern processor architecture and enjoy digging into why a CPU performs the way it does. You are comfortable combining hardware architecture, software, data, and