Low-Level Software Engineer, LLK
Tenstorrent · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Toronto
CHECKED 22H AGO
Infrastructureonsite$100k–$500k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build low-level kernels that power AI workloads on custom hardware.
- Optimize performance at the lowest layer with outsized stack-wide impact.
- Program custom AI hardware directly on top of its ISA.
Ideal candidate
Low-level builder fascinated by computer architecture who loves digging into performance puzzles close to hardware and collaborating with hardware and software teams to make AI run faster.
Requirements
- Strong C/C++ skills building low-level, performance-critical software
- Deep understanding of computer architecture and hardware-software mapping
- Ability to investigate complex performance and systems challenges to resolution
- Comfortable working close to hardware balancing performance and correctness
- Effective collaborator across software and hardware teams
Lab profile
About Tenstorrent
Builds high-performance RISC-V CPUs and AI accelerators with full-stack software for efficient AI computing.
What they build
- AI accelerators
- RISC-V CPUs
- AI software and compilers
Known for
- Custom RISC-V CPU development from scratch
- Full-stack AI hardware and software
- Performance, ease of use and cost efficiency
Key facts
- Founded in 2016
- Headquartered in Toronto, Canada
- Backed by Samsung and Hyundai Motor Group