Network Architect

Cerebras; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI hardware company in Sunnyvale is seeking a Network Architect to design robust interconnect architectures for AI clusters. The role demands extensive experience with large scale network designs, troubleshooting distributed systems, and project management. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and possess over a decade of industry experience. The position emphasizes collaboration with vendors and internal teams to ensure efficient network operations. This role offers an opportunity to impact cutting-edge AI technology.

Qualifications

• 10 years industry experience with Ph.D. or 15 years with Master's.
• 5+ years of experience in large scale network designs.
• Extensive experience debugging networking issues in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design AI/ML and HPC clusters.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks.
• Drive technical projects with multiple teams.

Skills

Large scale network designs

Networking platforms (Juniper, Arista, Cisco)

Debugging networking issues

Project management

Automation languages (Python, Go)

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Master’s in CS or EE

Tools

Network visibility and management systems

Job description

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 global corporations across multiple industries, national labs, and top‑tier healthcare systems. In January, we announced a multi‑year, multi‑million‑dollar partnership with Mayo Clinic, underscoring our commitment to transforming AI applications across various fields. In August, we launched Cerebras Inference, the fastest Generative AI inference solution in the world, over 10 times faster than GPU‑based hyperscale cloud inference services.

About The Role

As a Network Architect on the Cluster Architecture Team, you will work closely with the vendors, internal networking teams and industry peers to develop best‑in‑class interconnect architecture of the current and future generations of the Cerebras AI clusters. You will be responsible for developing proof‑of‑concept of new network designs and features enabling resilient and reliable network for AI workloads. The role will require cross‑functional collaboration and interaction with diverse hardware components (e.g., network devices and the Wafer‑Scale Engine) as well as software at several layers of the stack, from host‑side networking to cluster‑level coordination. The role also requires understanding of network monitoring systems and network debugging methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design AI/ML and HPC Clusters.
• Identify and address performance or efficiency bottlenecks, ensuring high resource utilization, low latency, and high throughput communication.
• Drive technical projects involving multiple teams, various software and hardware components coming together to realize advanced Networking technologies.
• Bring effective communication skills.
• Collaborate with vendors and industry peers to drive network hardware and feature roadmap.
• Represent Cerebras in industry forums.
• Central point of contact for any network reliability issues.

Skills & Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering + 10 years industry experience or Master’s in CS or EE + 15 years industry experience.
• 5+ Years of experience in large scale network designs in WAN or Datacenter.
• Extensive experience debugging networking issues in large distributed systems environment with multiple networking platforms and protocols.
• Experience of managing and leading multi-phase and multi-team projects.
• Networking platforms like Juniper, Arista, Cisco, Open box architectures (Sonic, FOBSS).
• Networking protocols like RoCE, BGP, DCQCN, PFC, Streaming telemetry.
• Familiarity with automation languages like Python, or Go.
• Familiarity with Network visibility and management systems.

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.