Software Architect – Manufacturing Test

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical architecture and long-term roadmap for the manufacturing test software platform, including test execution frameworks, user interfaces, distributed data storage, cloud services, on-site client-server systems, and reporting.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Full Stack Engineers, setting technical standards for code quality, design patterns, testing, documentation, and operational excellence.
• Partner with hardware engineers, test developers, data engineers, operations, and reliability teams to translate business and engineering requirements into clear, scalable software designs.
• Drive key architectural decisions across the stack — from front-end frameworks and API design to database schemas, distributed data synchronization, cloud deployments, and on-prem infrastructure across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Conduct design and code reviews, guide technical trade-offs, and ensure the team is building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership on planning, prioritization, and delivery commitments, and represent the platform in cross-functional technical discussions.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, quality, and scalability through better tooling, automation, data infrastructure, and platform capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership, staff engineer, or architect role.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering complex, full-stack software systems at scale, including distributed systems and data-intensive applications.
• Strong proficiency in at least one advanced programming language (e.g. Python, C++) and deep familiarity with modern full-stack development practices.
• Experience architecting software for hardware manufacturing environments, such as manufacturing test automation, MES/test data systems, or manufacturing quality control.
• Experience architecting and building client-server software, including designing the protocols, APIs, and deployment patterns that connect on-site infrastructure to broader platform services.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP), including infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and production operations.
• Experience designing systems backed by both SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, Redis), including schema design, performance tuning, and data modeling.
• Solid grounding in front-end technologies and frameworks (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, modern UI frameworks) and the ability to make sound architectural decisions about UI/API boundaries.
• Track record of mentoring engineers, leading technical projects end-to-end, and partnering effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership, staff engineer, or architect role.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering complex, full-stack software systems at scale, including distributed systems and data-intensive applications.
• Strong proficiency in at least one advanced programming language (e.g. Python, C++) and deep familiarity with modern full-stack development practices.
• Experience architecting software for hardware manufacturing environments, such as manufacturing test automation, MES/test data systems, or manufacturing quality control.
• Experience architecting and building client-server software, including designing the protocols, APIs, and deployment patterns that connect on-site infrastructure to broader platform services.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP), including infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and production operations.
• Experience designing systems backed by both SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, Redis), including schema design, performance tuning, and data modeling.
• Solid grounding in front-end technologies and frameworks (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, modern UI frameworks) and the ability to make sound architectural decisions about UI/API boundaries.
• Track record of mentoring engineers, leading technical projects end-to-end, and partnering effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $204,000 to $245,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

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Why Join Cerebras

About 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.

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