Software Engineer, Cluster Deployment - Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Originally posted 23 July 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on software systems that deploy, validate, and manage AI compute clusters.
About the role
This role involves building and operating software systems to deploy, validate, and manage AI compute clusters across data centers. As a Software Engineer on the Cluster Deployment Automation team, you will build pushbutton tooling for large-scale cluster deployments.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain automation for deployment workflows, including provisioning, configuration, validation, and operational handoff.
- Turn manual deployment steps into tested, repeatable pushbutton workflows.
- Participate in hands-on cluster deployments to build practical debugging and operational expertise.
- Troubleshoot issues across Linux systems, bare-metal servers, networking, storage, Kubernetes, and connectivity.
- Contribute to infrastructure-as-code and GitOps workflows using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, pull requests, and code review.
- Add health checks, observability, dashboards, and validation logic to improve deployment reliability.
What you'll need
- 2+ years of mid- to large-scale data center deployment
- Strong fundamentals in Python and Bash, with the ability to write scripts and small programs.
- Basic Linux experience, including command-line usage, processes, filesystems, and disk troubleshooting.
- Working knowledge of Git, including branching, commits, pull requests, and code review.
- CS, ECE, or related technical degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- Curiosity, strong problem-solving instincts, and willingness to work hands-on with real infrastructure.
Nice to have
- Networking fundamentals, including VLANs and routing basics; exposure to BGP, switch configuration, or Arista EOS automation.
- Kubernetes experience or familiarity.
- Infrastructure-as-code and GitOps experience, including Terraform, Ansible, and PR-based change control.
- Bare-metal provisioning concepts such as PXE, DHCP, iPXE, Redfish, IPMI, and BMC management.
- Observability experience with Prometheus or Grafana.
- API design and client-server architecture.
- Automation side projects or open-source contributions.
Skills: cluster deployment, bare-metal provisioning, kubernetes, ansible, data center software
This role has been open 84 days — well above the 52-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
968
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$236k
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| Metric | Cerebras | All employers we track in this specialty (968 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 36 | 968 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 73 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 84 d | 52 d (+32 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: cluster deployment, bare-metal provisioning, kubernetes, ansible, data center software
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 278 open roles · median 47 d
- Qualcomm · 62 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 54 open roles · median 20 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 94 d
- Intel Corporation · 43 open roles · median 13 d
- Cerebras (this employer) · 36 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 968 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.