Principal Cloud Engineer
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
About Graphcore
Graphcore (graphcore.ai) is a British semiconductor company building Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) for AI workloads. Founded in Bristol in 2016, it was acquired by SoftBank in 2024. It is a portfolio company of Molten Ventures.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Develop, deploy, and operate private and public cloud services across Graphcore’s AI infrastructure. Build OpenStack-based services, automate infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code, maintain reliable and observable systems, translate user needs into scalable services, lead significant technical initiatives, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject
- Strong infrastructure or IT background
- Private-cloud or on-premises cloud experience
- Expert Linux system administration and scripting skills
- Bash and Python skills
- Hands-on experience with Terraform or OpenTofu, Ansible or Packer
- Experience with CI or testing pipelines
- Version control experience
- Cloud service deployment experience
- Strong communication skills
Responsibilities
- Develop cloud services across AI infrastructure
- Deploy and operate private and public cloud systems
- Build OpenStack-based services
- Automate infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code tools
- Maintain reliable and observable infrastructure
- Lead critical infrastructure initiatives
- Translate user needs into scalable services
- Mentor engineers
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity
- Free food
- On-site barista
- Income protection
- Life assurance
- Private medical insurance
- Dental cover
- Health cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Give as you earn