Software Development Engineer in Test
Cerebras SystemsSunnyvale, CA$170k – $225kPosted 1 March 2026
Job Description
<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. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559737":240,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p>Cerebras' current customers include top model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. <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. </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><div><strong>About The Role:</strong><br>We are looking for a talented and motivated Systems Software Engineer - Test Automation Engineer to design, develop and own automated test frameworks for the Systems Team. This is a critical role with a direct impact on product quality and development velocity.<br>Ideal candidates have a strong software engineering foundation, experience with embedded systems, and a passion for solving complex problems in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.</div>
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<div><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div>
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<li>Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and infrastructure in close collaboration with firmware and systems engineers</li>
<li>Define and drive continuous improvement of test coverage, execution time, and reliability.</li>
<li>Break down complex systems into testable sub blocks.</li>
<li>Create and maintain system-level verification strategies and test plans.</li>
<li>Play a vital role in raising the quality of software and identifying areas of risk.</li>
<li>Contribute production-quality code and influence best practices across the systems organization.</li>
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<div><strong>Skills Qualifications:</strong></div>
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<li>S. degree with 5+ years of professional software development experience.</li>
<li>At least 3+ years of collaborative development in Python.</li>
<li>Experience working with Git, Continuous Integration (Jenkins) and Agile development processes.</li>
<li>Proven ability to write maintainable, testable, production-quality code.</li>
<li>Comfortable working in Linux environments, including shell scripting and Make-based build systems.</li>
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<div><strong>Assets:</strong></div>
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<li>Experience working with remote systems, AWS instances and distributed systems.</li>
<li>Familiarity with networking fundamentals, and designing or testing scalable systems.</li>
<li>Working knowledge of C/C++, board bring-up, or firmware development.</li>
<li>Worked with Pytest or a similar test framework.</li>
<li>Experience interfacing with systems running Linux.</li>
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<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MailCompose">The base salary range for this position is $170,000 to $225,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.</span></p>
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