We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our Driver team. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing, developing, and optimizing the driver –a key communication and resource management library for our cutting-edge devices. This driver serves as the backbone for efficient device operation, interfacing with both hardware and higher-level software systems. As a member of our team, you will collaborate closely with hardware engineers, software developers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and robust performance.

This role is on-site, based out of Belgrade, Serbia.

We 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.

Responsibilities:

• Work on the software layer that abstracts chip details and provides APIs to communicate to Tenstorrent devices.
• Define, analyze, benchmark and optimize for performance APIs to access Tenstorrent devices
• Design components for resource management and offer robust user experience
• Contribute, develop and optimize drivers for Tenstorrent AI chips and various chip simulation and emulation tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware-software integration challenges.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure the driver meets performance, reliability, and usability requirements.
• Contribute to documentation, including technical specifications, user guides, and best practices for driver use and integration.

Experience & Qualifications:

• BSc, MSc or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in driver development (e.g., C, C++, Rust).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to performance optimization.
• Experience with bare-metal programming, OS kernel development, or device drivers, with a strong understanding of hardware-software interfaces.
• Familiarity with low-level system programming, resource management, and communication protocols.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have been licensing conditions set by the U.S. government.

As this position will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency, asylee and refugee information and supporting documentation will be required and considered as a condition of employment.

If a U.S. export license is required, employment will not begin until a license with acceptable conditions is granted by the U.S. government. If a U.S. export license with acceptable conditions is not granted by the U.S. government, then the offer of employment will be rescinded.