DevOps Engineer - New Grad 2026
Cerebras is hiring a DevOps Engineer - New Grad 2026 for a remote role open to applicants in Canada. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cerebras.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions OpenAI, Python and Jenkins among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a junior role.
- Cerebras has 121 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Design and maintain scalable infrastructure and automation workflows for Cerebras's wafer-scale AI hardware stack.
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.
This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.
Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.
About The Role
As a New Graduate Software Engineer, you will collaborate with world-class engineers to solve real-world challenges across the software stack. You will contribute to software systems that directly impact performance, scalability, reliability, and usability of next-generation AI infrastructure.
You will gain hands-on experience working across multiple layers of a fully integrated AI-accelerated system, including advanced hardware interfaces, low-level infrastructure, distributed systems, compilers, and ML frameworks.
Responsibilities
You will develop and maintain the infrastructure required to build, test, operate, simulate, and evaluate the Cerebras software stack. As a DevOps engineer, you will be responsible for designing efficient, scalable workflows for automating processes in the cloud and in our datacenter. You will work closely with the development and product management teams to monitor the quality and performance of the software that runs on the Wafer Scale Engine (WSE), the world’s largest and fastest AI computer.
Required Qualifications
Enrolled in a University program with a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related disciplines.
Experience in software development environments.
Proficient in Python, shell scripting, Makefiles.
Strong end-to-end triage, debug, and troubleshooting skills.
Experience with Jenkins and other CI/CD platforms.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and container technology in general.
Experience building services on top of AWS or other cloud platforms at scale.
UI experience highly desirable.
Why Join Cerebras
People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
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.
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How we rate this
DevOps Engineer - New Grad 2026 at Cerebras rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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