Software Engineer-AI Model Bring Up

tenstorrent· ML Models
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📍 Tokyo, Japan

About this role

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

About Tenstorrent

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

This role sits at the intersection of technical expertise and customer engagement, focused on helping customers and internal teams bring up and optimize AI models on Tenstorrent platforms.

This role is hybrid, based out of Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Tenstorrentに぀いお

Tenstorrentは、最先端のAI技術で業界をリヌドし、性胜、䜿いやすさ、コスト効率の垞識を倉えおいたす。AIによっおコンピュヌティングのあり方が再定矩される䞭、゜フトりェアモデル、コンパむラ、プラットフォヌム、ネットワヌキング、半導䜓における技術革新を䞀䜓ずしお進化させるこずが求められおいたす。Tenstorrentの倚様な技術者チヌムは、高性胜なRISC-V CPUをれロから開発しおきたした。そしお、AIぞの情熱ず、最高のAIプラットフォヌムを぀くりたいずいう匷い思いを共有しおいたす。私たちは、コラボレヌション、奜奇心、そしお難しい課題に真摯に向き合う姿勢を倧切にしおいたす。珟圚、さたざたなレベルの方を歓迎しながらチヌムを拡倧しおいたす。

このポゞションは、技術的な専門性ず顧客・瀟内連携の䞡方が求められる圹割であり、顧客や瀟内チヌムがTenstorrentプラットフォヌム䞊でAIモデルを立ち䞊げ・最適化できるよう支揎するこずにフォヌカスしおいたす。

本ポゞションは日本・東京を拠点ずしたハむブリッド勀務です。

本ポゞションでは、さたざたな経隓レベルの候補者を歓迎しおいたす。面接プロセスを通じお適切なレベルを刀断し、オファヌ内容はそのレベルに応じお決定されるため、本求人祚䞊のレベル衚蚘ず異なる堎合がありたす.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer on the AI Models / System Bring-Up team, you will be responsible for porting, validating, and optimizing AI models on Tenstorrent platforms. Working across models, runtime software, and hardware, you will help connect new models, models not yet running on Tenstorrent hardware, and research-stage workloads to stable, high-performance systems.

募集ポゞションに぀いお

AI Models / System Bring-UpチヌムのSoftware Engineerずしお、Tenstorrentのプラットフォヌム䞊でAIモデルの移怍、怜蚌、最適化を担圓しおいただきたす。モデル、ランタむム゜フトりェア、ハヌドりェアを暪断しお、新たなモデルや、ただTenstorrentのハヌドで動䜜しおいないモデル、研究段階のワヌクロヌドを安定した高性胜システムぞず぀なげおいくポゞションです

Who You Are

  • You have hands-on experience with deep learning models in at least one major framework such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
  • You are strong in Python or C++, with a solid understanding of neural network architectures, training, and inference fundamentals.
  • You are comfortable developing in Linux environments and can debug issues across software, runtime, and hardware layers.
  • You are collaborative and curious, and hold a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field, or have equivalent practical experience.
  • You have business-level Japanese and sufficient English proficiency to work effectively in a global environment.

求める人物像

  • PyTorch、TensorFlow、JAXなど、䞻芁な深局孊習フレヌムワヌクのいずれかでのモデル実務経隓をお持ちの方

  • PythonやC++に匷みがあり、ニュヌラルネットワヌクの構造、孊習、掚論の基本理解がある方

  • Linux環境での開発に慣れおおり、゜フトりェア・ランタむム・ハヌドりェアをたたぐ課題のデバッグができる方

  • 協調性ず奜奇心があり、Computer Science、Engineering、Applied Mathematics関連の孊䜍、たたは同等の実務経隓をお持ちの方

  • ビゞネスレベル日本語ず業務遂行が可胜なレベルの英語力がある方

What We Need

  • Port, optimize, and validate AI models such as LLMs, CNNs, recommendation models, and vision models on Tenstorrent hardware.
  • Port and integrate models into Tenstorrent toolchains and runtime environments.
  • Design and run experiments to evaluate model accuracy, performance, and stability.
  • Debug cross-stack issues and collaborate closely with hardware, compiler, and runtime teams.

お任せする業務

  • LLM、CNN、掚薊モデル、ビゞョンモデルなどのAIモデルをTenstorrentのハヌドりェアに移怍、最適化したり、怜蚌するこず

  • モデルをTenstorrentのツヌルチェヌンおよびランタむム環境ぞ移怍・統合するこず

  • モデルの粟床、性胜、安定性を評䟡するための実隓を蚭蚈・実斜するこず

  • スタック暪断の課題をデバッグし、ハヌドりェア、コンパむラ、ランタむムの各チヌムず密に連携するこず

What You Will Learn

  • How AI models are brought up and optimized on Tenstorrent AI accelerators.
  • How hardware, compiler, runtime, and model teams work together to build production-ready systems.
  • Best practices for model porting, optimization, automation, regression testing, and performance tuning.
  • How to translate real-world model requirements into practical technical solutions.

このポゞションで埗られるこず

  • TenstorrentのAIアクセラレヌタ䞊でAIモデルをどのように動かし、最適化しおいくか

  • ハヌドりェア、コンパむラ、ランタむム、モデルの各チヌムがどのように連携しお実運甚向けシステムを䜜るか

  • モデルの移怍、最適化、自動化、回垰テスト、性胜チュヌニングのベストプラクティス

  • 実際のモデル芁件を、実甚的な゜リュヌションぞ萜ずし蟌む方法

Nice to Have

  • Experience with LLM or foundation model inference, including KV-cache optimization and quantization.
  • Background in compiler or runtime engineering for ML workloads.
  • Exposure to post-silicon validation, board bring-up, firmware development, or accelerator platforms.
  • Experience working directly with customers or field teams on AI workload deployment and debugging.
  • Strong spoken English for technical discussions with global hardware, compiler, runtime, and model teams.

歓迎芁件

  • LLMたたは基盀モデル掚論の経隓KV-cache最適化、量子化を含む

  • MLワヌクロヌド向けのコンパむラたたはランタむム開発の経隓

  • ポストシリコン怜蚌、ボヌドbring-up、ファヌムりェア開発、アクセラレヌタ基盀に関する経隓

  • AIワヌクロヌドの導入やデバッグで、顧客やフィヌルドチヌムず盎接連携した経隓

  • 本瀟ずのハヌドりェラ、コンパむラ、ラむンタむム、モデルの各チヌムず連携し、議論できる英䌚話力

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.

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