Cerebras
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - AI Cluster
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in testing one of the stated areas: enterprise software, distributed systems, datacenter hardware, or software.
- Education
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering in computer science, electrical, AI, data science, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and automate tests for Cerebras AI clusters to validate reliability, security, performance, and observability across large-scale hardware and software deployments.
What you'll do
- Design test strategies and methodologies for AI infrastructure and distributed systems.
- Build automated tests for cluster availability, failure scenarios, performance, stress, and security.
- Test cluster software and hardware components, including Kubernetes, monitoring tools, accelerators, and interconnects.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering in computer science, electrical, AI, data science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience testing enterprise software, distributed systems, datacenter hardware, or software.
- Strong coding skills in Python, Golang, or C/C++.
- Strong debugging skills and understanding of operating system internals and datacenter components.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, and dockers; Grafana and Prometheus are a plus.
- Understanding or experience of ML model training and inference, or ML hardware accelerators.
Tools
Python, Golang, C/C++, pdb, gdb, strace, AWS, Kubernetes
AI focus
Test infrastructure for distributed ML training and inference, including AI cluster hardware and software.
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