Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

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United States$100k – $500kPosted Today

Role Overview

Tenstorrent is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in United States. Part of Tenstorrent's Backend hiring, posted today. The posted range is $100k to $500k; applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

This role offers $100k-$500k. The median for Staff-level Backend roles is $200k-$262k (based on 43 listings). 30% above median.

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Job description

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're looking for a Staff Software Engineer with a platform infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) background to join us to work on infrastructure automation, integration, and operations. Work covers backend development, service integrations, infrastructure-as-code, and site reliability engineering aspects. Adjacent experience up or down the stack is also highly valuable.

This role is hybrid, based out of the Austin, TX; Santa Clara, CA; or 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.

Who You Are

Fluent in Python, Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible), shell scripting, Linux SysOps, and CI/CD.
DevOps mindset with experience in software integrations and operational infrastructure.
Experienced in observability, including hardware, system, and application level telemetry, monitoring, and alerting (Prometheus, Loki, Alloy, Grafana, Sentry, SNMP, Redfish, IPMI).
Familiarity with Bare Metal, Virtual Machine and Kubernetes provisioning and operations.
Neocloud / CSP background is a plus.

What We Need

Hands-on software engineering to push infrastructure and operational excellence further.
Effective collaboration with end-users, peers, domain experts, and stakeholders.
Leadership to grow teams’ capabilities and eagerness to learn more.

What You Will Learn

Close-up experience to work with everything from data center hardware to user interfaces.
Leverage the latest AI tools in your day-to-day work.
Collaborate closely with a diverse range of experts, from HW, SW, AI/ML, and ops backgrounds.
Expand your expertise to adjacent areas of interest with no siloes inside the team.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply for the Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure position at Tenstorrent?

Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Tenstorrent. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.

Is the Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure role at Tenstorrent remote or in-office?

This is a hybrid role based in United States. Expect a mix of in-office and remote days, with the specific cadence set by the hiring manager.

How much does the Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure role at Tenstorrent pay?

Tenstorrent has posted a compensation range of $100k to $500k for this position. Final offers typically vary based on candidate experience, location, and internal salary bands.

When was the Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure role at Tenstorrent posted?

This role was posted on July 22, 2026 (today). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

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