Senior Staff Systems Software Engineer

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence

The System Software QA engineer supports the design and delivery of software validation and quality assurance solutions for the System Software group.  This involves the creation and execution of tests, identifying errors and providing feedback that a final product meets both the requirements of the product at the expected levels of quality.  You are expected to engage with all stakeholders inside the System Software group and support the design and delivery of solutions.

The System Software Group is charged with enabling the next generation of cutting-edge AI compute server class systems.  We are responsible for all low-level firmware, Linux Kernel device drivers, baseboard management controllers, and platform support tools.  Specifically, the System Software QA team ensure that the deliverables from the System Software group are of the highest standards for our customers.

• Test design and development of functional and non-functional scenarios for firmware and device drivers.
• Development and maintenance of Continuous Integration test pipelines against Simulations, Emulations and Physical Hardware.
• Support on Debugging and MTBF of incoming bug tickets.
• Working closely with all System Software development teams supporting a culture of Test-Driven Development.

Essential:

• Bachelor/Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field
• Experience in Linux kernels or low level firmware test development
• Strong Proficiency in: C, C++ and Python.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills, good work ethics, high sense of teamwork, love to produce quality work and commitment to finish your tasks every single day. You are a self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to challenging problems.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of low level software stack  - Firmware, kernel internals, scheduling, Memory management etc. 
• Understanding of Hypervisor and virtualization concept
• Experience in Performance/Latency tests for low level software stack.
• Understanding of Kubernetes , Cloud deployments , machine learning model’s integration to system software stack.  
• Experience in Platform security and openBMC. 

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications