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Sr. Engineer, Silicon Development Infrastructure
Tenstorrent USA INC · 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 47 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Tenstorrent USA INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Staff, Product Development Engineer” (Electrical Engineers) in CA: $160k–$218k, median $189k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Sponsor Radar — Tenstorrent USA INC
The US Department of Labor certified 47 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 looking for a senior engineer to improve the reliability, performance, and user experience of the high-performance computing infrastructure that supports silicon development. This role sits at the intersection of EDA, distributed systems, CI/CD, and developer productivity. You will help engineering teams run simulations, verification, coverage, and other silicon-development workloads with fewer failures, shorter feedback cycles, and better operational visibility. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX 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 • Hold an advanced engineering degree (BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CS, or related field) paired with over seven years of hands-on industry experience. • Bring expertise in Git branch strategies, merge conflict resolution, operational failure debugging, and software engineering repository management practices. • Possess practical working knowledge of SQL databases, data query optimization, and modern structured data technologies. • Leverage AI-assisted development tools and agentic workflows to solve complex technical problems, enhance automated testing, and streamline debugging. • A systems-oriented engineer driven to unblock technical teams, eliminate developer friction, and elevate overall productivity. What We Need • Design, build, and maintain reliable build, execution, and simulation flows for verification, functional safety, formal analysis, and EDA processes. • Analyze system performance bottlenecks, workload patterns, and infrastructure execution to optimize throughput and reduce engineer wait times. • Build resilient, monitored operational services with automated recovery, actionable diagnostics, and feedback loops for CI/CD and repository health. • Develop AI-agent workflows, tools, and reusable skills that accelerate problem-solving and streamline software development and testing practices. • Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to transform recurring hardware and software integration failures into durable system solutions. What You Will Learn • Hands-on experience developing infrastructure and automated workflows that support AI-assisted, autonomous engineering on production codebases. • Opportunities to architect end-to-end infrastructure solutions targeting complex challenges in high-performance computing and semiconductor design. • Practical expertise applying agentic AI frameworks directly to automated test staging, failure diagnosis, and production-grade engineering workflows. • Comprehensive technical exposure to industrial EDA toolchains, verification methodology, and hardware execution flows for RISC-V cores. • Deep proficiency across specialized industrial tools including Python, GitLab, Jenkins, Simscope, SQL, VCS, Cursor, Claude, LSF, Jasper, and Z01X. Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience