Senior Principal Test Framework Software Engineer
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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.
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About the Role
You will develop and maintain scalable test automation solutions for AI hardware qualification and validation. You will translate hardware specifications into automated test suites, collaborate on test coverage, debug frameworks across environments, build tools for test-data analysis and visualization, improve test execution efficiency, and communicate technical status and risks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 10–15+ years of experience in automation systems, test frameworks, or infrastructure
- Proficiency in Python or Bash
- Experience with Linux or Unix environments
- Experience with hardware testing frameworks
- Experience building scalable, maintainable, and reliable automation systems
- Experience with test orchestration systems
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git
Responsibilities
- Design and extend test automation frameworks
- Translate hardware specifications into automated test suites
- Ensure test coverage meets product and quality requirements
- Debug automation frameworks across environments and platforms
- Develop tools to process, analyze, and visualize test data
- Optimize test execution efficiency
- Improve validation methodologies
- Communicate technical status, risks, and insights
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