ML Tooling & Debug Systems Engineer

Cerebras; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems seeks a seasoned professional to design and debug system‑level platforms, extend tooling, and improve validation workflows on the world’s fastest AI hardware. You will lead cross‑functional projects across compiler, hardware, firmware, and infrastructure teams, building scalable observability and profiling solutions to accelerate real‑time AI workloads.

Strong C++ and Python skills, plus experience in debugging complex systems, are essential for success at Cerebras in Raleigh,

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python with a track record of building reliable, high‑performance systems and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of system‑level debugging, validation, and observability platforms.
• Develop automated systems for collecting and analyzing numerical and execution anomalies.
• Create visualization and analysis tools to enable efficient root‑cause investigation.
• Build frameworks for failure classification, regression detection, and anomaly monitoring.
• Extend compilers, runtimes, and programming interfaces to support advanced profiling and instrumentation.
• Improve system bring‑up, low‑level debug, and validation workflows.
• Partner cross‑functionally with compiler, hardware, firmware, runtime, and infrastructure teams.
• Establish best practices for debuggability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Lead high‑impact initiatives.
• Support incident response and drive long‑term corrective actions.

Skills

C++

Python

System debugging

Observability

Visualization

Root cause analysis

Independent leadership

Job description

Cerebras Systems seeks a seasoned professional to design and debug system‑level platforms, extend tooling, and improve validation workflows on the world’s fastest AI hardware. You will lead cross‑functional projects across compiler, hardware, firmware, and infrastructure teams, building scalable observability and profiling solutions to accelerate real‑time AI workloads.

Strong C++ and Python skills, plus experience in debugging complex systems, are essential for success at Cerebras in Raleigh,