Technical Program Manager – Platform & AI Systems

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

Job summary

Tenstorrent is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Platform & Runtime Engineering to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives across software, hardware, and systems teams. This role focuses on runtime systems, device drivers, deployment, observability, and hardware enablement, ensuring reliable and scalable AI platforms.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, and architecture teams, translate technical challenges into actionable plans, and lead efforts to improve deployment,

Qualifications

• Experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or technical program management in a complex engineering environment.
• Ability to translate technical challenges into actionable plans.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives with multiple engineering teams, competing priorities, and evolving requirements.
• Data-driven and proactive about identifying risks, investigating issues, and driving problems to resolution.
• Hands-on and resourceful, with strong communication skills and an interest in using code, automation, dashboards, and AI-powered tools to improve engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of complex platform engineering initiatives, from problem definition and technical planning through implementation, validation, and delivery.
• Coordinate across runtime, device drivers, deployment, observability, debug tools, hardware, and architecture teams to manage dependencies and unblock engineering progress.
• Lead reliability and scalability initiatives for AI systems, including fleet-scale deployment, cluster recovery, hardware/software integration, and resolution of recurring system issues.
• Establish execution plans, milestones, success metrics, and reporting mechanisms that help engineering teams identify risks and make informed decisions.
• Improve engineering execution through technical problem-solving, telemetry, dashboards, automation, and AI-assisted workflows while supporting platform readiness for new hardware and customer requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven

Strong communication skills

Hands-on problem solving

Tools

Automation tooling

AI-powered tools

Job description

Tenstorrent is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Platform & Runtime Engineering to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives across software, hardware, and systems teams. This role focuses on runtime systems, device drivers, deployment, observability, and hardware enablement, ensuring reliable and scalable AI platforms.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, and architecture teams, translate technical challenges into actionable plans, and lead efforts to improve deployment,