Sr Staff Software Engineer, Toolchain/Compiler

As a Toolchain/Compiler Software Engineer, you’ll design, optimize, and maintain compiler and toolchain infrastructure for our RISC-V processors. You’ll work closely with CPU architects, software engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure our compiler generates highly efficient, production-ready code. This is a hands-on role with a mix of deep technical problem-solving, cross-team collaboration, and opportunities to influence the long-term compiler strategy.

This role is remote, based out of Australia or the United States. 

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 strong programming skills in C, C++, or Rust, with an interest in low-level performance and optimization.
• You understand compiler design principles, code generation, and optimization techniques, and you’ve worked on or with compiler frameworks like LLVM or GCC.
• You are comfortable debugging complex systems, from compiler internals to generated assembly.
• You value collaboration, enjoy learning new hardware architectures, and keep up to date with advancements in compiler and toolchain technologies.

What We Need

• Design, develop, and maintain toolchain components including compiler codegen, linkers, assemblers, debuggers, and related infrastructure.
• Optimize compiler output for RISC-V CPUs, implementing new passes and improving existing ones to generate efficient machine code.
• Investigate and resolve toolchain-related bugs, working closely with developers to provide reliable and stable builds.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align toolchain capabilities with hardware architecture and performance goals.
• Create and maintain high-quality documentation, including technical guides, best practices, and internal knowledge bases.

What You Will Learn

• Deep integration of compilers with cutting-edge RISC-V processor architectures.
• Advanced optimization techniques for high-performance CPU workloads, from micro-benchmarks to large-scale applications.
• Cross-team workflows for hardware/software co-design in a high-performance computing environment.
• Emerging trends in compiler technologies, language standards, and performance analysis tooling.

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, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology.  Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2).   These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S.  As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency.  If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.