Posted 5 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Inference Platform
@ Cerebras Systems
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Cerebras Systems is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Inference Platform team, which builds the orchestration layer running inference on its datacenter clusters. The role leads platform direction, reliability and production work on critical paths, and contributes production code. The posting states a full-time role in Sunnyvale or Toronto preferred, requiring 8+ years of experience.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain production software for the inference platform
- Shape technical direction, Kubernetes CRDs and system evolution
- Architect active-active, reliable and low-latency systems
- Lead production incidents, observability and capacity planning
- Partner with ML, product and infrastructure teams
Requirements summary:
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Deep distributed systems expertise, ideally with Kubernetes
- Strong Go or C++ production coding skills
- Experience with TLS, mTLS and certificates
- Track record optimizing latency and throughput at scale
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-19
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Cerebras Systems
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The World's Fastest AI Inference
Full company description
Cerebras Systems is the world's fastest AI inference. We are powering the future of generative AI. We’re a team of pioneering computer architects, deep learning researchers, and engineers building a new class of AI supercomputers from the ground up. Our flagship system, Cerebras CS-3, is powered by the Wafer Scale Engine 3—the world’s largest and fastest AI processor. CS-3s are effortlessly clustered to create the largest AI supercomputers on Earth, while abstracting away the complexity of traditional distributed computing. From sub-second inference speeds to breakthrough training performance, Cerebras makes it easier to build and deploy state-of-the-art AI—from proprietary enterprise models to open-source projects downloaded millions of times. Here’s what makes our platform different: 🔦 Sub-second reasoning – Instant intelligence and real-time responsiveness, even at massive scale ⚡ Blazing-fast inference – Up to 100x performance gains over traditional AI infrastructure 🧠 Agentic AI in action – Models that can plan, act, and adapt autonomously 🌍 Scalable infrastructure – Built to move from prototype to global deployment without friction Cerebras solutions are available in the Cerebras Cloud or on-prem, serving leading enterprises, research labs, and government agencies worldwide. 👉 Learn more: www.cerebras.ai Join us: https://cerebras.net/careers/
- LinkedIn followers
- 119,613
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 970
- Reported office locations
- 1237 E Arques Ave, Sunnyvale, California 94085, US
- 150 King St W, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J9, CA
- Tokyo, JP
- Bangalore, IN
- Business categories
- Semiconductor
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software
- Hardware
- RISC
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- AI Infrastructure
- Computer
- Other recorded names
- Cerebras Systems
- Cerebras
- Specialties
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- natural language processing
- inference
- machine learning
- llm
- AI
- enterprise AI
- and fast inference
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- Reported total investment
- 4,674,771,259
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Cerebras Systems is the world's fastest AI inference. We are powering the future of generative AI. We’re a team of pioneering computer architects, deep learning researchers, and engineers building a new class of AI supercomputers from the ground up. Our flagship system, Cerebras CS-3, is powered by the Wafer Scale Engine 3—the world’s largest and fastest AI processor. CS-3s are effortlessly clustered to create the…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductor Manufacturing |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | artificial intelligencedeep learningnatural language processinginferencemachine learningllmAIenterprise AIand fast inference |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 41 |
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Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; 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.
Cerebras 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.
About the Role
We're hiring a Staff Engineer to help lead, drive, and contribute to projects on our Inference Platform team. Our team primarily owns the orchestration layer that runs inference on our datacenter clusters, connecting cloud components with machine learning services. We are often the first team to face problems that haven't been solved yet, leading solutions across Kubernetes operators, service security policies, and CI/CD.
If you're interested in building the next-generation architecture of a globally distributed inference platform, we'd like to talk.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain production software, with responsibilities spanning testing, continuous development, observability, security, networking, debugging, and productionization.
Raise the effectiveness of senior engineers through design feedback, pairing, and clear technical standards.
Platform Direction. Help shape the technical direction for the Inference Platform, Kubernetes custom resource definitions, failure domains, service boundaries, and system evolution over time, and own the roadmap for major technical areas.
Reliability & Performance. Architect active-active systems with rapid failover, graceful degradation, and clear SLOs. Drive system-level improvements in latency, throughput, capacity efficiency, and resilience under unpredictable demand.
Execution on Critical Paths. Write and review production code in the most important parts of the platform. Make high-consequence architectural decisions within your area and set the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, and sound engineering judgment.
Production Leadership. Lead on the hardest production issues and cross-system bottlenecks. Drive observability, incident response, capacity planning, and post-incident improvement with a high standard for operational rigor.
Technical Influence. Partner with ML, Product, Infrastructure, and Cloud teams to translate product and business requirements into scalable system designs, and drive alignment on shared technical decisions within your domain and adjacent platform surfaces.
Skills & Qualifications
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with substantial individual contributor experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, ideally with Kubernetes.
Strong track record of making sound architectural decisions for highly available, latency-sensitive systems at scale.
Experience with security (certificates, TLS, mTLS).
Experience optimizing latency, throughput, and efficiency in high-QPS systems. Experience with TTFT and tail-latency reduction is a strong plus.
Strong proficiency in backend or systems languages such as Go or C++, with the expectation that you can contribute production code directly.
Experience designing observability and reliability practices, including metrics, logging, tracing, alerting, incident response, and SLO-driven operations.
Ability to influence senior engineers and cross-functional partners through technical credibility, communication, and judgment, especially within your domain and adjacent systems.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Experience with ML inference infrastructure, model serving systems, or GPU-accelerated workloads.
Location: Sunnyvale or Toronto preferred
Why Join Cerebras
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 point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
Cerebras 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. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. 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.
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