Principal Engineer

6 days agoHead Austin, Texas, United States; Milpitas, California, United States Engineering Jobs by Graphcore

Skills

Ansible Bash Ci/Cd Container Distributed Systems Git Github Actions Gitlab Go Infrastructure Ipmi Kubernetes Linux Mentoring Observability Opentofu Python Redfish Reliability Rest Api Scalability Terraform

Candidate Availability

Austin · Required Austin; Milpitas · Required California · Required Milpitas · Required Texas · Required United States · Required

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will lead the development of system-management interfaces used to manage system state. You will guide architecture and implementation decisions, translate technical direction into plans, lead complex initiatives, mentor engineers, improve reliability and operability, and collaborate across hardware, firmware, software, and datacenter operations. You will contribute across design, implementation, testing, deployment, observability, and production readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject
Substantial experience designing, building, and operating Linux-based infrastructure or distributed systems
Technical leadership experience on complex, multi-team engineering initiatives
Experience influencing architecture and technical decisions across team boundaries
Experience translating technical goals into plans, milestones, risks, and priorities
Strong experience developing RESTful APIs and programming in Go
Experience using Bash and Python for systems automation
Deep practical experience with Kubernetes, container runtimes, and production workloads
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, source control, and CI/CD technologies including Terraform or OpenTofu, Ansible, GitLab, GitHub Actions, and Git
Experience with hardware-management interfaces such as Redfish or IPMI
Strong Linux systems engineering, troubleshooting, and operational debugging skills
Ability to mentor engineers through technical mentoring, design reviews, and coaching
Clear communication and stakeholder-alignment skills

Responsibilities

Convert System Management direction into technical plans, priorities, and deliverables
Lead architecture and design decisions and document technical trade-offs
Lead complex System Management initiatives and coordinate dependencies, risks, and decisions
Provide technical direction and mentoring across system management, hardware lifecycle management, deployment automation, and production operations
Own technical outcomes across design, implementation, testing, integration, deployment, observability, and production readiness
Identify and improve systemic reliability, scalability, and operability issues
Collaborate across hardware, firmware, platform software, and datacenter operations to resolve system-level issues
Improve CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, automated testing, release safety, and operational practices
Resolve complex technical escalations and create reusable tooling and automation

Benefits

Flexible working
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
Disability insurance
Life insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Commuter benefits
Wellness services
Employee Assistance Programme