2 months ago
Cambridge, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Shape integration and system testing across firmware, BMC, and Linux device drivers.
- Design, build, automate, and report tests across complex server-class systems.
- Develop reusable tools, pipelines, and packaging solutions for software releases.
- Create high-quality release gates for system software packages.
- Own difficult technical areas, guide best practices, and remain hands-on with the code.
- Partner with developers and QA teams, consult package stakeholders, and translate use cases into robust system tests.
- Debug cross-layer issues and drive root-cause investigations to corrective action.
- Mentor engineers and document complex technical decisions.
Requirements
- Strong experience in low-level system testing and integration across complex software and hardware layers.
- Deep understanding of RTOS, complex boot logic, Linux, and device drivers.
- Test development experience using Python and C/C++.
- Experience working with hardware, debuggers, CI/CD pipelines, and build or integration tools.
- Ability to debug cross-layer issues and lead root-cause investigations through lasting corrective actions.
- Strong communication skills, including mentoring engineers and documenting complex technical decisions.
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity
- Free food and an on-site barista
- Income protection and life assurance
- Optional private medical insurance, dental cover, health cash plan, cycle-to-work scheme, and give-as-you-earn benefits
- UK-based role requiring the legal right to work; visa sponsorship is unavailable
About Graphcore
Graphcore designs and sells Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs), systems, and a full software stack for training and inference of AI models in data centers and research labs. Revenue comes from hardware systems and associated software tools and services, used for workloads across NLP, computer vision, and graph neural networks. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, the company is part of SoftBank Group and focuses on on‑prem and cloud deployments.