About the Role
As a Platform Engineer on the Cerebras Data Analytics team, you will design, build, and maintain a reliable, high-performance cloud data platform that enables the company’s success via data-driven insights. Your work will amplify the impact of data engineers and data scientists to address diverse needs across hardware, software, operations, and business intelligence. The ideal candidate is a proactive, independent problem solver who takes pride in delivering efficient and effective solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain core infrastructure in AWS for data storage, processing, and reporting.
- Maintain and scale databases and data lakes that store ever-increasing volumes of data.
- Create tools, automations, and frameworks to improve developer efficiency.
- Create monitoring and alerting systems to effectively identify risks and quickly resolve issues.
- Continuously improve the reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of the entire data platform.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Security, and engineering teams to securely integrate data sources and infrastructure in various locations.
Skills and Qualifications
Required
- 3+ years of professional experience in platform engineering, reliability engineering, DevOps, or an infrastructure-focused role.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in AWS, especially EC2, S3, CloudWatch, and/or IAM.
- Proficiency in at least one advanced programming language (e.g. Python, C++).
- Experience with relational SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL).
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code platforms (e.g. Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
Preferred
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience with data engineering, data analytics, and/or business intelligence.
- Experience with containerization tools and platforms (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with monitoring/observability tools and platforms (e.g. Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Loki, Grafana).
- Experience with front-end technologies and frameworks (e.g. HTML, JavaScript).
- Experience with networking and cybersecurity.
The base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $250,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.
