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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.\nAs a Software Engineer on the Acceleration Kernel Development team at Tenstorrent, you’ll work at the intersection of software and hardware performance. You’ll be writing low-level code that directly powers high-efficiency machine learning workloads, optimizing every cycle, every memory move, every instruction. If you're motivated by performance, precision, and real impact, this is where your skills will shine.\nThis role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA or remote.\nWe 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.\nWho You Are\nA developer who loves high performance code, parallel algorithms, wrangling bits, optimizing compute, and making hardware fly.\nGreat in C/C++ and able to build fast, efficient code from the ground up.\nObsessed with performance and precision, especially in ML workloads.\nMotivated by complex problems and thrives in collaborative, fast-moving environments.\nWhat We Need\nExpertise in building and optimizing compute kernels for parallel ML and high-performance workloads.\nAbility to analyze and tune instruction-level performance across latency, memory, and bandwidth.\nA collaborative mindset to work closely with ML engineers and integrate optimizations into production.\nOwnership of debugging, profiling, and maintaining a fast, reliable low-level software stack.\nWhat You Will Learn\nThe art of pushing AI hardware to its limits by shaping how kernels are written and executed.\nHow to integrate kernel work into ML frameworks and real-world training pipelines.\nSkills in tuning performance on cutting-edge architectures with top-tier hardware engineers.\nExpertise in keeping code lean, reliable, and scalable even under heavy workloads.\nCompensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. 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