Low-Level Software Engineer, Metal Runtime APIs

Tenstorrent; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenstorrent is seeking a Software Engineer on the Metal Runtime team to work on low-level software that powers AI accelerators. The role involves designing efficient runtime systems and defining APIs that expose these capabilities to the software stack.

Candidates should be strong in C or C++ and have a passion for developing APIs that effectively communicate hardware functionalities while ensuring usability and performance. This is a hybrid role based in Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA.

Qualifications

• Strong coding skills in C or C++, especially without abstraction.
• Comfortable with threads, processors, and memory management.
• Experience in designing libraries and interfaces for engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve host and device APIs for Metal runtime.
• Translate hardware behavior into high-performance abstractions.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure API usability and performance.

Skills

C or C++ coding

API design

Understanding of hardware

Collaboration

Usability and performance analysis

Job description

Tenstorrent is seeking a Software Engineer on the Metal Runtime team to work on low-level software that powers AI accelerators. The role involves designing efficient runtime systems and defining APIs that expose these capabilities to the software stack.

Candidates should be strong in C or C++ and have a passion for developing APIs that effectively communicate hardware functionalities while ensuring usability and performance. This is a hybrid role based in Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA.