Cerebras (CA) Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Cerebras (CA).
Cerebras (CA)
Kernel Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. We had a phone call where she discussed several open positions that I was interested in and felt I would be a good fit for. I selected the Kernel Engineering role. After that, I was scheduled to interview with the hiring manager, but unfortunately, my skills weren't quite there yet. The hiring team let me know about this quickly.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe the GPU instruction pipeline and its differences compared to the CPU's?
Cerebras (CA)
Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process started with two rounds with managers, which were pretty easy. After that, there were five technical rounds. Most of the technical rounds were also easy, but one didn't go so well, and I suspect that's why they didn't proceed with my application.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your previous experience?
Cerebras (CA)
Kernel Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
There was one interview where we talked about computer architecture and some compiler basics. They also threw in a couple of Leetcode style questions which felt a bit random. The interviewer was pretty chill and offered hints when I got stuck on a problem. I didn't actually write any code, just had to explain my thought process. I guess they thought I needed too much help and ended up rejecting me.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain how to calculate the prefix sum for a 2D array?
Cerebras (CA) Engineer Interview Questions
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“Can you explain how to calculate the prefix sum for a 2D array?”
Read reports →“Can you describe the GPU instruction pipeline and its differences compared to the CPU's?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me about GPUs and Kernels?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about your background?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me about your previous experience?”
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