Senior Front End Design Engineer (Microarchitecture)

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.

Cerebras' current customers include top 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.

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.

About The Role

As a senior front-end design engineer, you will be a key part of the world-class team designing and developing the next generations of the Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE). This role requires deep expertise in RTL design and integration, with a strong focus on delivering high-performance, power-efficient, and scalable solutions. You will collaborate closely with the design verification, physical design, software and system teams to bring innovative semiconductor architectures from concept to production, addressing the unique challenges of building WSE systems.

Responsibilities

Drive all aspects of chip design, including Functional Specification, Micro-architecture, RTL development, Synthesis.

Work closely with PD team members for design closure to meet PPA goals.

Work closely with Design verification and DFT teams for achieving the best functional and test coverage.

Work with software and system teams to understand opportunities to deliver optimal performance and feature set for the product.

Debug silicon-level functional, timing, and power issues during bring up.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

Can work in a hybrid work environment.

8+ years of experience in delivering complex, high performance high quality RTL designs.

Experience with Front End Chip integration and third-party IP integration.

Demonstrated experience in networking, high-performance computing, machine learning or related fields.

Proven track record of multiple silicon success.

Experience collaborating with external vendors.

Networking stack experience including TCP/IP, RDMA and Ethernet.

Knowledge of PCIe, CPU interfaces and Serdes technology.

Working knowledge of scripting tools : Python, TCL.

Assets

Experience with FPGA development toolchain, including Place and Route, Floor planning and Timing Analysis is a plus.

Experience managing external ASIC vendor through product development cycle.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

The base salary range for this position is $250,000 to $300,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

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.