# System Software Engineer (Embedded)

**Company:** [Cerebras Systems](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cerebras-systems)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $175k – $275k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** C++, Go, Embedded Systems, Linux Bsp, Linux Kernel, Device Drivers, Distributed Systems, Jtag, Logic Analyzers, System Monitoring
**Posted:** 2026-04-30

> Develops embedded system software, Linux BSP, and administrative services for the world's largest AI processor (WSE). Requires 5+ years in C++/Golang, embedded fundamentals, and cross-team collaboration; bachelor's degree minimum.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop administrative software that enables communication between system-level software and cluster-level control layers.
- Provide and extend Linux BSP support, ensuring reliability and maintainability of system level platform components.
- Collaborate across teams to gather requirements, define scope, plan milestones, and deliver high-quality implementations.
- Work closely with datacenter operations and debug teams to diagnose system level issues, root cause failures, and implement fixes.
- Partner with hardware and ASIC teams to design and implement software that monitors system hardware and wafer level behavior.
- Contribute to improving system reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability across layers of the embedded stack.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and cross-team technical planning.

## Skills & Qualifications

### Minimum Qualifications
- **Bachelor's degree** in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- **5+ years** of experience in building production-quality software in **C++** or **Golang**.
- Solid understanding of **embedded systems** fundamentals or system hardware interactions.
- Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.

### Preferred Qualifications
- **Master's degree** in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Exposure to **distributed systems**, cluster-level orchestration, or datacenter environments.
- Familiarity with **Linux kernel** concepts, **device drivers**, or **BSP layers**.
- Experience debugging hardware/software interactions using tools such as **logic analyzers**, **JTAG**, or profiling/tracing frameworks.
- Experience contributing to system monitoring, observability tooling, or hardware level telemetry pipelines.

## Compensation
Base salary range: **$175,000 to $275,000** annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity.

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