Senior Linux Distribution and Validation 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
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About the Role
Build the Linux distribution foundation that turns upstream software into trusted Graphcore platform releases. Create production-ready system images, improve automated build and validation pipelines, run Linux test suites, diagnose failures, and introduce controlled configuration changes supported by evidence-led validation.
Requirements
- Strong practical experience working in Linux environments
- Experience building or maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency in Python, Bash or similar scripting languages
- Experience with Linux image creation, provisioning or system installation
- Ability to diagnose failures in automated build or test environments
- Confidence using established tools while improving engineering quality
Responsibilities
- Build the Linux distribution foundation for Graphcore platform releases
- Create production-ready system images from upstream distributions
- Build and improve automated pipelines
- Run established Linux test suites
- Diagnose issues across build and validation flows
- Introduce controlled configuration and tuning changes
- Define reliable engineering processes
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