Technical Program Manager, Platform & Runtime Engineering - Austin, Texas, United States
$100,000 - $500,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Technical Program Manager within the Platform Gen organization, you will drive complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives spanning runtime systems, device drivers, deployment, observability, and hardware enablement. This role directly impacts the reliability and performance of Tenstorrent’s AI platforms, from individual accelerators to large-scale AI compute clusters.
What you'll do
- Drive end-to-end execution of complex platform engineering initiatives, from problem definition and technical planning through implementation, validation, and delivery.
- Coordinate across runtime, device drivers, deployment, observability, debug tools, hardware, and architecture teams to manage dependencies and unblock engineering progress.
- Lead reliability and scalability initiatives for AI systems, including fleet-scale deployment, cluster recovery, hardware/software integration, and resolution of recurring system issues.
- Establish execution plans, milestones, success metrics, and reporting mechanisms that help engineering teams identify risks and make informed decisions.
- Improve engineering execution through technical problem-solving, telemetry, dashboards, automation, and AI-assisted workflows while supporting platform readiness for new hardware and customer requirements.
What you'll need
- Experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or technical program management in a complex engineering environment.
- Ability to understand software architecture, system dependencies, and hardware/software interactions, and translate technical challenges into actionable plans.
- Experience driving ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple engineering teams, competing priorities, and evolving requirements.
- Data-driven and proactive about identifying risks, investigating issues, and driving problems to resolution.
- Hands-on and resourceful, with an interest in using code, automation, dashboards, and AI-powered tools to improve engineering workflows.
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 61-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
681
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$217k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Tenstorrent | All employers we track in this specialty (681 roles · 73 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 681 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 29 | 6164 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 120 d | 61 d (+59 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $217k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 163 open roles · median 77 d
- NVIDIA · 137 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD · 59 open roles · median 54 d
- Mobileye · 27 open roles · median 69 d
- Broadcom · 21 open roles · median 50 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 111 d
How we counted: 681 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 73 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.