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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Compute Server Platform Architect - **Company:** Cerebras Systems - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, BIOS, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Memory Management, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), PCI Express, Remote Direct Memory Access, System Software, Information Technology, Low Latency, Nvme - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8d332a6d98884aaa ## About the Role * PhD. in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering and + 8 years industry experience, or Master's/Bachelor's in CS or EE + 10 years industry experience. * 5+ years of experience in server platform architecture, systems performance engineering, or large-scale infrastructure design for AI/ML, HPC, or performance-sensitive distributed systems. * Deep understanding of x86 server architecture: CPU microarchitecture basics, cache hierarchies, NUMA, memory controllers/channels, and memory bandwidth vs latency tradeoffs. * Strong Linux systems knowledge: profiling and performance analysis, scheduling and syscall overheads, memory management behavior, and practical tuning methodology. * Experience reasoning about high-performance IO paths, including NIC behavior at a systems level, RDMA/RoCE concepts, and NVMe performance characteristics. * Proven ability to create capacity and performance models and validate them empirically with a rigorous benchmarking plan. * Experience working directly with vendors/partners to evaluate platforms, drive issue resolution, and influence roadmaps. * Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to drive technical decisions through clear tradeoff documents and reviews. * Familiarity with application and system software (C, C++, Python). ## Description As a Compute / Server Platform Architect on the Cluster Architecture Team, you will own the server-side platform architecture that enables Cerebras CS3-based AI clusters (training and inference) to deliver predictable performance, scalability, and reliability. Our accelerators are network-attached, so the x86 server fleet is a first-class part of the end-to-end system: it runs critical-path runtime functions (for example orchestration, prompt caching, and IO/control services) and must be co-designed with software for token-level latency, throughput, and cost efficiency. You will translate workload behavior into CPU, memory, IO, PCIe, and host-networking requirements, drive platform evaluations with vendors, and provide technical leadership through qualification and production adoption in close partnership with other function leaders and TPMs., * Own the architecture for all server roles in Cerebras clusters, including definitions of server types, configurations, and lifecycle strategy. * Define and maintain server formulas (counts and ratios per CS-3 count, cluster size, and workload type) including capacity planning and headroom policy. * Specify platform configurations: CPU SKU and core strategy, our vendor roadmap (e.g., AMD, Intel, ARM), memory topology (channels, DIMM type, capacity), PCIe topology and lane budgeting, NIC selection/placement, and local NVMe policy where applicable. * Translate software and runtime flows into measurable hardware requirements (CPU utilization, memory bandwidth/latency, bursty IO patterns, queueing and concurrency limits) and communicate clear guardrails back to software teams. * Develop performance and scaling models; validate with microbenchmarks and workload-level experiments; identify bottlenecks and drive cross-stack fixes. * Define the OS, BIOS, firmware, and driver baseline for each server type; there are other teams that follow these recommendations and apply them on our fleet. * Stay current on emerging server technologies (CPU generations, new memory technologies, CXL, NVMe evolutions, SmartNIC/DPU capabilities where relevant) and run proof-of-concept evaluations to determine when to adopt. * Lead technical vendor engagements (OEM/ODM and component vendors): influence roadmap, request platform knobs, and drive joint debugging on performance or reliability issues. * Define qualification and acceptance criteria (performance, stability, operability) and partner with the Infrastructure Hardware TPM to execute qualification plans and land changes cleanly into production. * Support bring-up and rare deployment debugging in lab and staging environments; drive root-cause analysis for regressions spanning firmware, drivers, OS, and runtime behavior. ## Related Videos - [10M Data Records Lost, Underwater Computing, and Psychedelic Fish - Matthias Geniar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1908-10m-data-records-lost-underwater-computing-and-psychedelic-fish-matthias-geniar) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Unleashing the Full Potential of the Arm Architecture – Write Once, Deploy Anywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/940-unleashing-the-full-potential-of-the-arm-architecture-write-once-deploy-anywhere) - [How to Submit CFPs and Get into Public Speaking - Moran Weber](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2112-how-to-submit-cfps-and-get-into-public-speaking-moran-weber) - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Introducing Redis Agent Memory Server](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/699-introducing-redis-agent-memory-server) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story)