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CoDesign & NextGen - New College Grad

Cerebras

Company websitecerebras.ai (Cerebras, opens in new tab)

Base salary $145K  to $155K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Sunnyvale, CA

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  • LocationSunnyvale, CA
  • WorkplaceOn-site
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

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

Engineers in the CoDesign and NextGen organization work at the interface of software and hardware helping everything from high performance kernel design, next generation ASIC performance modeling and tuning, new system bringup and software tuning, system robustness and simulations.

As an new engineer you'll be expected to learn the Cerebras products and platforms end to end starting at the base layer of programming the Wafer Scale Engine through kernel development, modeling performance for our software products and validating the work through exercising it on both actual hardware and simulations.

Skills & Qualifications

  • MS/BS in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

  • Strong background in computer architecture

  • Strong analytical and problem solving mindset

  • Exposure to CPU/GPU Architecture and programming models

  • Experience working on CPU/GPU simulators

  • Exposure to performance profiling and debug on any system pipeline

  • Experience with C++ and Python

  • Exposure to and basic understanding of machine learning is desired

Location

This is a full-time, in-office position based in Sunnyvale, CA. We offer relocation support for candidates relocating to the Bay Area.

Base salary range: $145,000-$155,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications, plus equity. 

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:

  1. Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.

  2. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.

  3. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.

  4. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.

  5. 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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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($145,000) is above 21% of the 4,296 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 35 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,000; the middle half runs from $149,100 to $203,250.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Cerebras roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Cerebras roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
CoDesign & NextGen - New College Grad (this listing)$145K - $155K
Senior Manager - Cluster Security$140K - $240K
Senior Operations Accountant$123K - $166K
Senior Staff AI Accelerator Performance Architect$175K - $275K
Power Manufacturing Test Development Engineer$180K - $220K
Staff Systems Technical Program Manager  (Hardware)$180K - $230K
Physical Design Engineer$180K - $280K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Cerebras roles · How to read the bar

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2026-01-07
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Base salary range: $145,000-$155,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and qualificatio

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