Staff System Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

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.

In Short

• Design, develop, and optimize system software for RISC-V-based systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and specifications.
• Collaborate with the broader open-source community on shared solutions and contributions.
• Develop and maintain software stacks, including Operating Systems, drivers, firmware, and libraries, to support our hardware platforms.
• Implement and optimize system software, and contribute to workload optimization.
• Participate in the HW/SW co-design and review process for architecture and product designs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software and system-level issues.
• Develop and maintain software development processes, tools, and methodologies to ensure high-quality code and timely delivery.
• Stay up-to-date and engaged with the latest industry trends and advancements in RISC-V, AI, and ML technologies.
• Regular travel to the USA to meet with the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proven experience in delivering complex system software products to customers and internal stakeholders.
• 5+ years of professional experience in system software engineering.
• Solid understanding of RISC-V architecture and instruction set.
• Experience with Linux kernel development and device driver programming.
• Experience with product development of embedded software and real-time solutions is a plus.
• Strong coding skills in C/C++/ASM and one or more of Python, Rust or Go.
• Experience with UEFI, EDK2/Tianocore, ACPI and device tree is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI and ML algorithms, frameworks, and libraries.
• Experience with AI accelerators and HW/SW co-design is a plus.
• Previous management experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package.
• Equal opportunity employer.