Tenstorrent
AI
StaffFirmwareEngineer
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“Staff Firmware Engineer at Tenstorrent. Skills: Embedded firmware development, Low-level system software development, System management firmware. Develop, maintain, and optimize embedded firmware for microcontrollers and SoCs. Develop system management firmware for Tenstorrent products”
Industry & Context.
Solving hard problems
Eligibility to access U. S. export-controlled technology, Compliance with U. S. export laws (EAR), Offer may be contingent upon citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U. S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in embedded firmware or low-level system software development, C/C++ fundamentals across memory layout, interrupts, concurrency, and bare-metal or RTOS-based development, Hands-on experience bringing up hardware platforms and debugging issues at the hardware-software boundary using lab and software tools, Comfortable working across the broader system stack, including bootloaders, embedded Linux, drivers, host management interfaces, and firmware validation workflows, Eligibility to access U. S. export-controlled technology
Nice to Have
Added experience in areas such as Zephyr, power and thermal management, secure boot, CI, or Python-based automation
What You'll Do.
and optimize embedded firmware for microcontrollers and SoCs
Develop system management firmware for Tenstorrent products
Own critical pieces of mission-mode firmware running on embedded controllers and management cores
Bring up new platforms through early diagnostics
and low-level driver development
and power-management capabilities
Create and maintain validation coverage
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with system software, validation, and hardware teams; Collaborate effectively across hardware, validation, and software teams; Partnership with BMC, kernel, runtime, security, and hardware teams; Cross-functional teams work together to shape long-term firmware architecture, platform standards, and next-generation system behavior
Full Job Description
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. Tenstorrent is looking for a Staff Firmware Developer to contribute to development of system management firmware for Tenstorrent products, with strong familiarity across the broader system software stack (bootloaders, embedded Linux, drivers, and low‑level host integration). You’ll own critical pieces of our mission‑mode firmware running on embedded controllers and management cores, while collaborating closely with system software, validation, and hardware teams to deliver reliable, debuggable platforms. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, ON. 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. Who you are You have 5+ years of experience in embedded firmware or low-level system software development, with strong C/C++ fundamentals across memory layout, interrupts, concurrency, and bare-metal or RTOS-based development. You have hands-on experience bringing up hardware platforms and debugging issues at the hardware-software boundary using lab and software tools. You are comfortable working across the broader system stack, including bootloaders, embedded Linux, drivers, host management interfaces, and firmware validation workflows. You collaborate effectively ac
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