Cerebras Systems
Large (~700)
Writer
Mid (~400)
Best For
Cerebras Systems
Best for: Hardware and systems engineers who want to build the world's fastest AI chip at a newly public company
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
Cerebras SystemsWriter
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Andrew Feldman)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Cerebras Systems only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Writer only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Cerebras Systems
- Collaborative culture with strong mentorship
- Autonomy in small self-managed teams
- Top-down decisions with aggressive timelines
- Recent layoffs and workload concerns
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
Bottom Line
Cerebras Systems
Choose Cerebras if you want to work on wafer-scale AI chips with collaborative mentorship and autonomy — but expect aggressive timelines driven from the top and recent organizational instability post-IPO.
Writer
Writer — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Cerebras Systems — 93 jobs
💻 Engineering
58
🧠 ML / AI
10
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Cerebras Systems scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Writer scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Cerebras Systems also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Writer also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Cerebras Systems has 93 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.