# Engineer, CPU Performance Verification at TensTorrent

- Company: TensTorrent
- What the company does: 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...
- Company website: https://tenstorrent.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $500K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-08
- Apply by: 2026-12-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tenstorrent/jobs/5284404007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tenstorrent-engineer-cpu-performance-verification/

## About the role

We are looking for a talented engineer to join our CPU design team to drive performance verification and correlation between RTL and the performance model. You'll work on a CPU based on RISC-V ISA, collaborating with core architects and RTL teams to deliver a highly efficient and performant design. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Great at identifying problems and developing solutions
- Experience analyzing modern CPU performance data, identifying bottlenecks and building the tools needed to do it efficiently
- Skilled in C++ and Python, with an understanding of industry-standard tools for compilation, simulation and emulation
- Knowledgeable in architecture and microarchitecture of high-performance CPU cores
- Proficient in debugging RTL/logic across multiple design hierarchies and pre-silicon environments
- Exposure to performance modeling and RTL-to-model correlation

Tags: RISC V: Perf

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tenstorrent-engineer-cpu-performance-verification/