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System Software Engineer (Embedded)

Cerebras
Sunnyvale, CAOnsite4 days ago
full-timemidgpt-5customopen-source

About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span data-contrast="none">Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. Our novel wafer-scale architecture provides the AI compute power of dozens of GPUs on a single chip, with the programming simplicity of a single device. This approach allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds and empowers machine learning users to effortlessly run large-scale ML applications, without the hassle of managing hundreds of GPUs or TPUs.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559737":240,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Cerebras' current customers include top model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.&nbsp;<a href="https://openai.com/index/cerebras-partnership/">OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras</a>, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks to the groundbreaking wafer-scale architecture, Cerebras Inference offers the fastest Generative AI inference solution in the world, over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">The Role</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":281,"335559739":281,"335559740":279}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">As part of the&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Embedded</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;Software team, you will help build the critical software foundation that powers the&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Cerebras</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Wafer</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Scale</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;Engine (WSE)—the world’s largest AI processor. Our team owns a diverse range of embedded and&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">system</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">level</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;components that enable the WSE to&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">operate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;reliably at scale, including microcontroller firmware,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">wafer</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">level</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;monitoring logic, system administration services, and the Linux platform and BSP layers that keep the entire system running smoothly.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">This role exists at the intersection of embedded systems, platform engineering, and distributed system enablement. As our technology and deployments continue to scale, we are expanding the team with versatile engineers&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">eager</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;to work across multiple layers of the software stack. You will help build administrative services that connect the WSE’s system software to cluster</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">-</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">level orchestration, collaborate closely with hardware and ASIC teams, and contribute to the robustness, visibility, and operability of our next</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">-</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">generation AI systems.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Responsibilities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":281,"335559739":281,"335559740":279}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Develop&nbsp;administrative software that enables communication between&nbsp;system-level&nbsp;software and&nbsp;cluster-level&nbsp;control layers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Provide&nbsp;and extend Linux BSP support, ensuring reliability and maintainability of&nbsp;system level&nbsp;platform&nbsp;components.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Collaborate&nbsp;across teams to gather requirements, define scope, plan milestones, and deliver&nbsp;high-quality&nbsp;implementations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Work&nbsp;closely with datacenter operations and debug teams to diagnose&nbsp;system level&nbsp;issues,&nbsp;root cause&nbsp;failures, and implement fixes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Partner&nbsp;with hardware and ASIC teams to design and implement software that&nbsp;monitors&nbsp;system hardware and&nbsp;wafer&nbsp;level&nbsp;behavior.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Contribute&nbsp;to improving system reliability, observability, and&nbsp;long-term&nbsp;maintainability across layers of the embedded stack.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Participate&nbsp;in code reviews, design discussions, and&nbsp;cross-team technical planning.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Skills &amp; Qualifications&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":281,"335559739":281,"335559740":279}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Minimum Qualifications</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":2,"335559738":160,"335559739":80,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">5+&nbsp;years of&nbsp;experience in&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="none">building production-quality software in C++ or Golang.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Solid understanding of embedded systems fundamentals or system&nbsp;hardware&nbsp;interactions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Preferred Qualifications</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":2,"335559738":160,"335559739":80,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Master’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Exposure to distributed systems, cluster-level orchestration, or datacenter environments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Familiarity with Linux kernel concepts, device drivers, or BSP layers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience debugging hardware/software interactions using tools such as logic analyzers, JTAG, or profiling/tracing frameworks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience contributing to system monitoring, observability tooling, or&nbsp;hardware&nbsp;level telemetry pipelines.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}">The base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $275,000 annually.&nbsp; Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h4><strong>Why Join Cerebras</strong></h4> <p>People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection&nbsp; point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:</p> <ol> <li>Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.</li> <li>Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.</li> <li>Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.</li> <li>Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.</li> <li>Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.</li> </ol> <p>Read our blog:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cerebras.net/blog/5-reasons-to-join-cerebras" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Five Reasons to Join Cerebras in 2026.</a></p> <h4>Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!</h4> <hr> <p><em>Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.&nbsp;</em><em>We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. </em><em>We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.</em></p> <hr> <p><em>This website or its third-party tools process personal data. For more details, click <a href="https://www.cerebras.net/privacy/" target="_blank">here</a> to review our CCPA disclosure notice.</em></p></div>

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