Director, AI Inference & Model Scaling

Cerebras; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems is seeking an engineering leader to build and scale the Inference Model Scaling organization. You will define the technical vision and execution roadmap for a globally distributed team enabling latest foundation models on Cerebras hardware, leading ML model compilation and optimization and high-performance kernel development.

Work across compiler, runtime, cloud, hardware, product management, and AI research to shape the future of AI inference at Cerebras.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years building compiler, ML systems, or infrastructure software.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams.
• Deep experience with modern compiler infrastructure (LLVM, MLIR, XLA, TVM, Torch FX, or similar).
• Strong understanding of graph compilation and optimization.
• Experience with Python and C++.
• Experience delivering production-quality software.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap and strategy for the team.
• Establish technical direction across multiple teams and engineering leaders.
• Lead design reviews and establish engineering standards.
• Drive support for emerging LLM architectures and inference workloads.
• Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Develop future technical leaders and managers.
• Scale engineering processes while maintaining execution velocity.
• Partner with Cloud Platform, ML, and Hardware teams in planning and delivering for end-to-end service enablement in Cloud and On-Premise settings.

Skills

Compiler infrastructure

ML/AI systems

Leadership

Python

C++

Distributed systems

Communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/CE

Tools

LLVM

MLIR

XLA

TVM

Torch FX

Job description

Cerebras Systems is seeking an engineering leader to build and scale the Inference Model Scaling organization. You will define the technical vision and execution roadmap for a globally distributed team enabling latest foundation models on Cerebras hardware, leading ML model compilation and optimization and high-performance kernel development.

Work across compiler, runtime, cloud, hardware, product management, and AI research to shape the future of AI inference at Cerebras.