Senior Engineer, System-Level Design Verification

Tenstorrent$100K — $500K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in verification engineering with a focus on system-level behavior.
  • Strong analytical skills in AI workload performance and hardware interaction.
  • Experience debugging complex issues alongside hardware and software teams.
  • Commitment to reliability, observability, and operational excellence in computing environments.
  • Proficiency in validating large, distributed AI compute systems.

Responsibilities

  • Validate system connectivity, coherency, and functionality across distributed AI compute systems.
  • Measure and optimize performance for end-to-end AI workloads.
  • Define, mature, and implement system-level test frameworks for observability and diagnostics.
  • Collaborate with hardware and software teams to align verification plans with silicon objectives.
  • Ensure thorough testing to meet silicon performance targets.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with locations in Toronto, Austin, or Belgrade.
  • Opportunities for professional growth across various levels of experience.
  • Access to advanced AI technologies and methodologies in system validation.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance skill sets and knowledge.
Full Job Description
Tenstorrent is seeking a Senior Engineer, System-Level Design Verification to ensure our AI silicon delivers reliable, scalable performance in real workloads. You will validate full-system behavior, from connectivity to throughput, across large distributed compute platforms. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Austin, TX or 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. Who You Are
  • Experienced verification engineer focused on full-system behavior, not only block-level micro-architecture.
  • Strong at analyzing AI workload performance and hardware interaction end-to-end.
  • Comfortable debugging complex issues with both hardware and software teams.
  • Obsessed with reliability, observability, and operational excellence across compute platforms.
What We Need
  • Validate system connectivity, coherency, and functionality across large, distributed AI compute systems.
  • Measure and tune performance for end-to-end AI workloads to hit silicon targets.
  • Define and evolve observability, diagnostics, and system-level test frameworks.
  • Align verification plans with silicon goals in partnership with hardware and software teams.
What You Will Learn
  • How to validate massive distributed systems purpose-built for advanced AI workloads.
  • Techniques for correlating workload behavior, performance counters, and hardware bottlenecks.
  • How software stacks and hardware co-design come together in state of art AI platforms.
  • How to scale system validation for rapidly evolving architectures and product generations.
Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made. Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits.

About Tenstorrent

Tenstorrent is a semiconductor company that designs and develops computer processors for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. The company's processors are designed to be energy-efficient and scalable, and are used by a range of businesses, from small startups to large enterprises. Tenstorrent was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
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51 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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