CPU Core Performance Verification Intern - CPU/AI Hardware

Tenstorrent University Jobs • Austin, TX

30d • $50 - $70 • Onsite

About The Position

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.
Join the team building high-performance RISC-V CPU cores at Tenstorrent. As a Performance Verification Intern, you will work alongside CPU architects, micro-architects, and performance engineers to ensure our designs meet real-world performance demands. This is a hands-on role that spans simulation, emulation, debug, and analysis.
This role is on-site, full-time (40 hours/week) in Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX.

Requirements

• Pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CE, or CS with strong academic performance.
• Experienced with assembly, C/C++, and scripting in Python or Perl.
• Familiar with CPU architecture and performance concepts, including pipelines, memory systems, and branch prediction.
• Comfortable working through complex debug problems in a methodical, detail-oriented way.

Responsibilities

• Create performance test plans and write stimulus to stress real CPU scenarios.
• Run simulations and emulations to validate performance metrics.
• Bring up and debug workloads ranging from open-source benchmarks to industry-standard suites.
• Investigate mismatches between RTL and performance models and help root-cause bottlenecks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees