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This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. \nThis 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.\nCerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.\nAbout The Role\nWe're looking for a deeply technical, hands-on software engineer to join our on-field Kernel Reliability team. You'll help tackle a critical challenge: improving the reliability of our advanced compute clusters and the underlying inference, training, and internal production services. In this role, you'll work close to the code and design solutions that will scale with our rapidly growing system production and software service offerings. If you have strong fundamentals in systems, debugging, and failure analysis-and enjoy building tools and solving hard reliability problems-we want to hear from you. New college graduates are welcome.\nResponsibilities\nContribute to the technical roadmap and execution for kernel-centric reliability of our internal and customer-facing systems.\n\nPartner with System and Cluster Operations teams to reduce system and service downtime after failure through tooling, analysis, and hands-on debugging support.\n\nWork with the Debug Team to enhance debug tools with the goal of speeding up failure analysis.\n\nCollaborate with software teams to improve the software stack-including kernels-to improve on-field debugging and failure analysis.\n\nWork with ASIC and hardware architecture teams to co-design next-generation architectures with reliability and ease of debug in mind.\n\nParticipate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-mortems; drive follow-ups that measurably improve reliability over time.\n\nSkills & Qualifications\nWe recognize great engineers come from different backgrounds. If you're excited about the role, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification.\n\nRequired (or demonstrated through projects/internships/coursework):\nStrong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.\n\nSolid foundations in operating systems, computer architecture, and systems programming fundamentals.\n\nAbility to debug complex issues using logs, traces, and standard debugging workflows; interest in root-cause analysis.\n\nPreferred Skills & Qualifications\nExposure to parallel and distributed programming (message passing, multicore, GPU, embedded, etc.).\n\nExperience building or using debug/diagnostic tools (debuggers, core dump handling, tracing, sanitizers, profilers, etc.).\n\nFamiliarity with debugging distributed and parallel applications (deadlocks, livelocks, race conditions, etc.).\n\nKnowledge of computer architecture concepts (instruction pipelining, multithreading, networking, memory systems, etc.).\n\nOperations & Monitoring: familiarity with monitoring, incident response, and post-mortem culture.\n\nWhy Join Cerebras\nPeople 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 point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:\nBuild a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.\n\nPublish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.\n\nWork on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.\n\nEnjoy job stability with startup vitality.\n\nOur simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.\n\nFind out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!\nApply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!\nCerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. 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