AI Inference Core - Senior Senior Software Engineer for DevOps

The role

You will build and operate the platform layer behind Cerebras engineering infrastructure. This includes working on CI/CD systems, Kubernetes, deployment automation, cloud and on-premises infrastructure, developer environments, artifact management, and observability.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD systems supporting build, test, integration, qualification, and release workflows.
• Build and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and services used by engineering teams across Cerebras.
• Develop deployment systems, internal tools, and self-service workflows.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, capacity, performance, cost efficiency, monitoring, and operational readiness.
• Debug issues spanning CI pipelines, Kubernetes workloads, networking, storage, authentication, operating systems, and distributed applications.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement lasting fixes.
• Partner with software, IT, security, networking, release, and developer-productivity teams to deliver scalable infrastructure solutions.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, site reliability engineering, or software engineering.
• Hands-on experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated software-delivery workflows.
• Experience deploying and operating services using Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Experience with a major cloud platform.
• Programmatic infrastructure provisioning.
• Strong understanding of Linux or Unix-operating-system fundamentals.
• Understanding of networking concepts such as DNS, routing, load balancing, proxies, ports, TLS, and service connectivity.
• Proficiency in Python, Shell, or another language used to build infrastructure automation and operational tooling.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, dashboards, and incident investigation.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, specifically Terraform.
• Experience with Kubernetes controllers, operators, custom resources, Helm, Argo CD, or similar platform technologies.
• Experience managing artifact repositories, package registries, build caches, or software-distribution infrastructure.
• Familiarity with build systems, dependency management, and reproducible-build practices.
• Experience supporting hybrid environments spanning cloud infrastructure, on-premises systems, and specialized hardware.
• Experience with identity and access management, secrets, certificates, TLS, or mTLS.
• Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service infrastructure products.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the company

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip. The company works with leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.