Staff Engineer, Firmware Developer

Job Description

Tenstorrent is seeking a Staff Engineer, Firmware Developer to join their team in Toronto, Canada. This role involves designing and developing firmware for AI products, working with cross-functional teams from planning to production. The candidate will design reliable sequences for power-up, reset, boot loading, power management, and more. They will also integrate internal and external open-source releases and maintain the CI/CD flow.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and debug firmware for embedded microprocessors.
• Define firmware architecture and features at chip and board levels.
• Design reliable sequences for power-up, reset, boot loading, etc.
• Integrate internal and external open-source releases.
• Improve and maintain CI/CD flow.
• Debug and troubleshoot firmware issues.
• Collaborate with hardware/software teams and external partners.
• Document firmware architecture.
• Optimize firmware code.
• Provide feedback to board and software design teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering or computer science with 5+ years of experience.
• Proficiency in embedded computing systems and hardware interfaces (JTAG, I2C, SPI, etc.).
• Proficiency in C, C++, Python, and shell scripting.
• Experience programming firmware on RISC-V and other microprocessors.
• Experience writing and testing firmware with RTOSes (Zephyr RTOS preferred).
• Experience debugging firmware in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• In-depth knowledge of hardware architecture and chip/board power-up sequences.
• Experience with Linux build environments.
• Understanding of processor and system-level architectures.

Tenstorrent offers:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.