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FPGA Engineer

Cerebras· Software Engineering
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA), Hybrid (Toronto, CAN)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

FPGA developer role focused on the Host and Network IO subsystem, including cluster-facing RoCE interfaces, programmable switching fabric, and Cerebras WSE communication, to optimize bandwidth and latency across large AI clusters.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full chassis-to-wafer IO architecture and design
  • Improve current RTL, implement next-gen FPGA design, define future IO architectures
  • Produce production-ready bitstreams for deployment into large clusters running customer inference services
  • Work with DV team to prevent bug slips and simplify debug
  • Optimize bandwidth/latency over FPGA datapath and all IO interfaces
  • Interface with board team facilitating and executing board bringup
  • Drive network performance debug of large AI clusters
  • Integrate leading edge networking technologies and protocols
  • Lead cross-functional technical projects spanning multiple teams and integrating diverse software and hardware components to deliver an improved network IO solution.
  • Foster clear and effective communication across teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years industry experience generating production FPGA solutions, OR Master's/PhD in Computer or Electrical Engineering + 3 years industry experience
  • Proficiency in Verilog development in Git based repo
  • Highly productive with FPGA placement & routing, timing closure, simulation, debug, and other FPGA tools/workflows
  • Network protocol familiarity (TCP, RoCE) and network debug tools such as Wireshark
  • Knowledge of network switch environments or willingness to learn (Arista, Juniper, etc).
  • AI-augmented development environment

Skills

Required:FPGA developmentVerilogFPGA toolingNetwork protocols
Nice to have:Network switch environments

Benefits

  • Not specified in description
Last updated Aug 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cerebras

Cerebras is the go-to platform for fast and effortless AI training. Learn more at cerebras.ai.

Cerebras is the go-to platform for fast and effortless AI training.

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