Sr. Engineer, CPU RTL Design
Tenstorrent · Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $100k - $500k
or apply directly on Tenstorrent's site. We never take the application ourselves.
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
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Tenstorrent's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Tenstorrent.
About this role
As a Sr. Engineer in CPU RTL Design at Tenstorrent, you will be responsible for defining and implementing RTL for high-performance CPUs based on the RISC-V ISA. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure functional, timing, and power goals are met, while also optimizing design through innovative techniques. You will enhance the RTL design environment and work closely with validation and test teams throughout the CPU design process.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Tenstorrent as an employer.
What you need
- Experienced in CPU microarchitecture with expertise in Rename, Scheduler, ROB, Load Store, Branch Prediction, Cache or Datapath
- Skilled in RTL coding (Verilog/VHDL) and familiar with industry-standard tools for simulation, synthesis, and power analysis
- Proficient in debugging RTL/logic across multiple design hierarchies and pre/post-silicon environments
- Background in microarchitecture definition, design specification, and performance-driven trade-off analysis
What you get
- Compensation ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets
- Highly competitive compensation package and benefits
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work environment based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA
- Candidates will be assessed for appropriate level during the interview process, which may differ from the posted level
- Employment is contingent upon eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology, which may affect offer based on citizenship or residency status
Summarised from Tenstorrent's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Tenstorrent on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
More roles at Tenstorrent
- Physical Design Engineer - STAAustin, Texas, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
- Staff Field Application EngineerBoston, Massachusetts, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Signal Integrity EngineerAustin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Staff Forward Deployed EngineerAustin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- VP of Information TechnologyAustin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Physical Design EngineerAustin, Texas, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
- Staff Engineer, Physical DesignAustin, Texas, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
- Field Applications Engineer, IP ProductAustin, Texas, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada