Hardware Technical Analyst

Cerebras Systems
United States
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with technical research and AI hardware/software expertise, comfortable with hands-on experimentation and collaboration across teams. The role offers remote flexibility in the US but demands a strong portfolio and ability to work with cutting-edge AI infrastructure.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in AI hardware or software and a passion for technical research and clear communication
    — “deep expertise in AI hardware or software to produce original research and turn complex technical developments into clear, credible content”
  • Individuals who enjoy hands-on experimentation and can build reproducible benchmarks or demos
    — “Build demos and run reproducible benchmarks to test claims, investigate performance, and explore tradeoffs”
  • Candidates who have a track record of publishing technical content and can synthesize information from multiple sources
    — “A strong portfolio of externally published technical writing, research, or other substantive technical content”

Things to consider

  • The role requires independent verification of AI claims and rigorous analysis of technical and financial data
    — “Evaluate source quality and revise conclusions when the evidence changes”
  • Remote work is available but the role may involve travel for industry conferences and collaboration
    — “Represent Cerebras at industry conferences and turn relevant findings and conversations into useful research and content”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to explain complex AI systems clearly and make their significance accessible to broader audiences
    — “Write articles and research that make complex ideas accessible without sacrificing accuracy”
  • Emphasize your experience with technical benchmarking and your ability to document methodology and results thoroughly
    — “Demonstrated experience building demos or running benchmarks, with the ability to explain your personal contributions, methodology, and results”
  • Showcase your skill in synthesizing technical and financial information to articulate AI infrastructure developments
    — “Experience combining technical and financial analysis to explain developments in AI infrastructure”
  • Demonstrate your ability to collaborate with multiple teams and incorporate feedback into your work
    — “Partner with Developer Relations, Engineering, and New Media to develop technically grounded content, validate conclusions, and incorporate expert and editorial feedback”
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What success looks like

  • produced original research
  • developed clear, credible content
  • explained complex technical developments
Typical background
2-3 years of experience in hardware, AI software, technical research

Skills & requirements

Required

AI HardwareAI SoftwareTechnical ResearchTechnical WritingDemos And BenchmarksSynthesizing Technical And Financial InformationCollaboration With Engineering And Marketing

Preferred

Portfolio Of Technical WritingDeep Expertise In AI Hardware Or SoftwareBuilding DemosRunning Benchmarks

Stack & domain

AI HardwareAI SoftwareTechnical ResearchTechnical WritingDemos And BenchmarksTechnical CollaborationIndustry EngagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAIHardwareSoftware

About the role

Original posting from Cerebras Systems via Ashby

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 https://openai.com/index/cerebras-partnership/ with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Hardware Technical Analyst with deep expertise in AI hardware or software to produce original research and turn complex technical developments into clear, credible content. You’ll investigate how systems work, test claims through demos and benchmarks, and explain what the results mean for developers and the broader industry.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role combining technical research, experimentation, and writing. You should be as comfortable examining an architecture or building a reproducible test as you are shaping an article and defending its conclusions. You’ll work closely with Developer Relations, Engineering, and New Media to find meaningful stories, validate the details, and help people understand a rapidly changing AI ecosystem.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

  • Original research: Analyze AI hardware, software, infrastructure trends, and industry announcements. Identify meaningful developments and differentiated story angles, and develop a point of view supported by evidence.
  • Technical writing: Write articles and research that make complex ideas accessible without sacrificing accuracy. Explain how systems work, what is new, and why it matters.
  • Demos and benchmarks: Build demos and run reproducible benchmarks to test claims, investigate performance, and explore tradeoffs. Document your methodology, assumptions, and limitations.
  • Evidence and analysis: Synthesize technical and financial information from primary sources, expert conversations, and hands-on work into clear insights. Evaluate source quality and revise conclusions when the evidence changes.
  • Technical collaboration: Partner with Developer Relations, Engineering, and New Media to develop technically grounded content, validate conclusions, and incorporate expert and editorial feedback.
  • Industry engagement: Represent Cerebras at industry conferences and turn relevant findings and conversations into useful research and content.
  • Research workflows: Use AI tools to accelerate research, coding, and writing while independently verifying sources, results, and claims.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • 4+ years of experience in hardware, AI software, technical research, or a similarly analytical environment.
  • A strong portfolio of externally published technical writing, research, or other substantive technical content.
  • Deep expertise in AI hardware or software, including the architectural and system tradeoffs that affect performance and practical use. Your strength may be in hardware architectures, compute, memory, and interconnects, or in models, inference, and AI application workflows.
  • Demonstrated experience building demos or running benchmarks, with the ability to explain your personal contributions, methodology, and results.
  • Clear technical writing and communication. You can explain complex mechanisms, support a point of view with evidence, and make the significance clear to your audience.
  • Strong research judgment. You can evaluate sources, distinguish evidence from assumptions, design fair comparisons, and communicate limitations honestly.
  • Good editorial judgment about what makes technical content original, useful, and engaging.
  • The ability to learn unfamiliar technical subjects, collaborate with experts, incorporate critical feedback, and deliver under a deadline.
  • Strong familiarity with AI tools and sound judgment about where independent verification is necessary.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • Experience combining technical and financial analysis to explain developments in AI infrastructure.
  • Experience turning conference findings or conversations with technical experts into published research.

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 https://www.cerebras.ai/join-us!

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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Source: Cerebras Systems careers (Ashby)

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