Tech Recruiter - Contractor

Requirements

• Experienced technical recruiter with 5+ years of success hiring software engineers, AI/ML talent, systems engineers, hardware engineers, or other highly specialized technical profiles.
• Creative talent hunter who enjoys solving difficult hiring challenges and uncovering exceptional candidates in competitive markets.
• Trusted partner to hiring managers and leadership teams, capable of influencing decisions through data, market insights, and strong communication.
• Adaptable and self-directed, thriving in fast-changing environments where priorities evolve quickly and ownership is valued.
• What We Need
• Partner with software engineering leaders to develop hiring strategies, talent pipelines, and recruiting roadmaps that support aggressive growth goals.
• Build and execute innovative sourcing approaches across traditional channels, professional networks, referrals, and targeted outreach campaigns.
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience that reflects Tenstorrent's values and strengthens our employer brand throughout the hiring process.
• Share market intelligence, recruiting best practices, and operational insights that help improve hiring outcomes across the broader recruiting team.
• What You Will Learn
• Gain deep exposure to the talent markets driving AI, machine learning, semiconductor, and software innovation.
• Develop expertise recruiting for highly technical roles that sit at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI infrastructure.
• Partner directly with engineering leaders building cutting-edge technology and learn how hiring decisions influence company growth and product development.
• Experience recruiting in a high-growth AI company where speed, technical depth, and creativity all play a critical role in success.
• 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.

Additional Information

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. Tenstorrent is looking for a Contract Technical Recruiter to help scale the engineering teams building the future of AI compute. In this 12-month contract role , you'll partner closely with software engineering leaders to identify, attract, and hire exceptional talent across AI, machine learning, systems software, and related technical domains. This is an opportunity to make an immediate impact in a fast-moving environment while helping shape the teams behind next-generation AI infrastructure. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX. 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.

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