Embedded Engineer Jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About the role
- We are seeking s Software Driver Developer to create reference drivers for our AI-IP in a reference system. You will also support our AI-IP customer optimizing our reference driver into our customer specific systems
- This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, ON
- 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
- Design and evolve the driver layer that provides high-performance APIs for Tenstorrent devices
- Define driver interfaces and specifications that enable the broader software stack to run across internal and third-party hardware
- Collaborate with kernel and hardware teams to ensure efficient cross-layer design and performance
- Drive performance engineering efforts, including benchmarking, profiling, and optimization of APIs
- Support external integrations by defining hardware-software boundaries and enabling reliable deployment in customer environments, including safety-critical use cases where applicable
- What You Will Learn:
- How user-mode and kernel-level drivers are designed for high-performance AI hardware
- How hardware-software interfaces are defined to support scalable and portable systems
- How performance is optimized across memory, compute, and communication layers
- How third-party hardware integrations are enabled through well-defined driver and interface layers
- How safety and reliability requirements influence modern driver architecture, including in automotive and mission-critical systems- Familiar with Linux kernel concepts and how kernel and user-space components interact
- Experience working with external customers or partners to define and support driver or hardware interfaces
- Deep systems engineer with 7+ years experience in drivers or low-level systems programming
- Strong proficiency in C and C++ with solid understanding of hardware-software interfaces
- Exposure to safety-critical systems, automotive platforms, or Functional Safety standards such as ISO 26262 is a strong plus
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About Tenstorrent
Computer Hardware Manufacturing
501-1000
Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI.
Headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers. Tenstorrent is backed by Eclipse Ventures and Real Ventures, Archerman Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Hyundai Motor Group among others.
Join us: www.tenstorrent.com/careers.