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Performance Architect, AI HW

Tenstorrent · Santa Clara, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $100k - $500k

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Tenstorrent's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
64% of Tenstorrent's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Tenstorrent
high
131 stale, 1 reposted of 140 open
Hiring momentum
189 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

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About this role

As an AI Performance Architect at Tenstorrent, you will be responsible for modeling, analyzing, and optimizing AI workloads on the Tensix architecture. Your role will involve developing performance models and simulators, conducting PPA studies, and collaborating with various teams to ensure design decisions lead to measurable performance improvements. This position requires a strong analytical mindset and the ability to bridge software and hardware teams effectively.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • Deeply analytical engineer with strong intuition for AI workload behavior and system-level performance bottlenecks
  • Experienced in C++ and Python for simulation, modeling, and performance analysis across heterogeneous compute systems
  • Adept at bridging software and hardware teams—translating deep learning workloads into architectural insight and measurable design tradeoffs
  • Curious, data-driven, and comfortable pushing the limits of efficiency, scalability, and accuracy in high-performance AI systems
  • Benchmark and analyze complex AI workloads across single and multi-node hardware configurations to guide next-gen architecture
  • Develop and maintain performance models, simulators, and micro-benchmark suites to drive feature evaluation and design optimization

What you get

  • Highly competitive compensation package
  • Compensation ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets
  • Equal opportunity employer

Worth weighing

  • Role is hybrid with options for remote work, but specific locations are mentioned
  • Compensation range is broad and depends on various factors, which may lead to variability in offers
  • Employment is contingent upon eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology, which may affect candidates from certain countries

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Listed by Tenstorrent on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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