Technical Program Manager, Metal - AI Models

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.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead ML / AI model development initiatives with our engineering teams, bringing state of the art workloads to our AI Accelerators. In this role, you will drive programs that span multiple engineering and cross functional teams from silicon to software delivery. You will partner with technical leads to prioritize development, streamline workflows, and ensure model delivery results in a seamless customer experience.

This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, ON; or Santa Clara, CA.

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

• Passionate about the ML / AI Model landscape, familiarity with state of the art model architectures (LLM, CNN, DiT, MoE, etc), and follow market trends.
• A technically fluent TPM with proven ability to manage 20+ engineer programs, external vendors, and full software stacks from bare-metal to ML frameworks.
• Systems thinker who can break down large projects into clear, trackable pieces
• Proactive communicator who’s comfortable leading cross-functional discussions between engineering and business teams.

What We Need

• A strategic partner to guide planning and align company level priorities across multiple model development teams.
• Drive planning and execution of technical programs across hardware and software orgs.
• Build project plans, track progress, surface blockers, and keep priorities clear.
• Communicate clearly with executives, engineers, and stakeholders, balancing transparency with thoughtful tradeoff discussions.

What You Will Learn

• High performance model bring-up, optimization, and training on Tenstorrent hardware.
• How to lead programs that support development velocity and scalable operations.
• Partnering with top engineering teams to support development velocity, plan model drop schedules, and execute on high-impact decisions.
• Our approach to building robust, scalable, open-source–focused developer software that enables the developer community and enterprise customers.

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.