Technical Program Manager, Platform & Runtime Engineering (AI)

Location: Hybrid, based in Santa Clara, California; Austin, Texas; or Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Compensation: $100,000–$500,000, including base and variable compensation targets.

Company

Tenstorrent builds high-performance AI hardware, RISC-V CPUs, and the software systems that enable reliable, scalable AI platforms.

What you will do

• Drive end-to-end execution of complex platform engineering initiatives from problem definition through delivery.
• Coordinate runtime, device driver, deployment, observability, debugging, hardware, and architecture teams.
• Lead reliability and scalability initiatives for AI systems, including fleet-scale deployment and cluster recovery.
• Manage hardware/software integration and resolve recurring system issues.
• Define execution plans, milestones, success metrics, and reporting mechanisms.
• Improve engineering workflows through technical problem-solving, telemetry, dashboards, automation, and AI-assisted tools.

Requirements

• Experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or technical program management within a complex engineering environment.
• Ability to understand software architecture, system dependencies, and hardware/software interactions.
• Experience driving ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple engineering teams and evolving requirements.
• Strong data-driven problem-solving, risk identification, investigation, and resolution skills.
• Comfort with code, automation, dashboards, and AI-powered tools for improving engineering workflows.
• Ability to work in a hybrid arrangement from Santa Clara, Austin, or Toronto.

Nice to have

• Experience with runtime systems, device drivers, platform software, firmware, observability, or AI compute clusters.
• Experience supporting new hardware readiness and customer platform requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on curiosity and solving difficult technical problems.
• Opportunity to work across software, firmware, hardware, systems, and architecture disciplines.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Offers are aligned with the candidate's assessed experience level.
• Employment is contingent on eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology.