Senior Systems Engineer - Commissioning and Characterisation
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
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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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You investigate a novel AI computing architecture across rack-scale and data-centre systems. You design experiments, benchmark AI workloads, analyse hardware and software interactions, and develop tooling and automation to collect, analyse, and visualise system metrics. You communicate findings clearly and collaborate across engineering teams.
Requirements
- Use Python for tests, task automation, data analysis, or engineering tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Curiosity-driven approach to investigating complex systems
- Explain technical findings clearly using accurate and reproducible evidence
- Work independently, take responsibility, and collaborate across engineering teams
- Experience with AI workloads and benchmarking, systems architecture, parallel and distributed computing, automation, containers, or modern orchestration infrastructure is valuable
Responsibilities
- Investigate a novel AI computing architecture under real-world workloads
- Design experiments and benchmark representative AI workloads
- Explore hardware and software interactions at scale
- Develop tooling and automation to collect, analyse, and visualise system metrics
- Communicate system behaviour, performance, scalability, and reliability findings
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
