Software Engineer, Kernel Reliability

About the role

We are looking for a deeply technical, hands‑on Software Engineer to join the Kernel Reliability team at Cerebras. You will work close to the code to improve the reliability of our advanced compute clusters and the services that run on them.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the technical roadmap and execution for kernel‑centric reliability of internal and customer‑facing systems.
• Partner with System and Cluster Operations teams to reduce downtime through tooling, analysis, and hands‑on debugging support.
• Work with the Debug Team to enhance debug tools and accelerate failure analysis.
• Collaborate with software teams to improve the software stack, including kernels, for better on‑field debugging.
• Co‑design next‑generation ASIC and hardware architectures with reliability and debugability in mind.
• Participate in incident response, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortems, driving follow‑ups that measurably improve reliability.
• Assist new college graduates and junior engineers in debugging complex issues.

Required skills

• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Solid foundations in operating systems, computer architecture, and systems programming fundamentals.
• Ability to debug complex issues using logs, traces, and standard debugging workflows, with a focus on root‑cause analysis.