Server CPU Hardware Systems Lead
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You lead compute blade and rack system validation across the program lifecycle. You drive first-silicon and system bring-up, develop validation methodologies and debug tools, define and execute test plans, triage issues, improve laboratory capabilities, and coordinate hardware, firmware, software, and system validation activities.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in validation roles involving first silicon and system bring-up, operating systems, firmware, silicon, and hardware
- Understanding of PCIe and CXL and their software stacks
- Experience enabling storage and networking capabilities in laboratory environments
- Strong knowledge of ARM CPU or x86 architecture, SoC design, memory, RAS, and power management
- Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debugging, and validation strategy
- Experience with platform-level debugging, operating systems, device drivers, and system BIOS interactions
- Deep experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
- Experience with VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, and other hypervisors
- Experience in technical program management
- 14+ years of work experience validating and debugging hardware, firmware, and software challenges
- Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Responsibilities
- Lead system enablement including first silicon and firmware integration
- Drive firmware integration methodology and best-known hardware, firmware, and software configurations
- Develop laboratory hardware, system software capabilities, visibility, and debug tools
- Triage issues during server rack validation, post-silicon validation, and production phases
- Develop and own test plans
- Lead test case development and execution for CPU, GPU, memory, HBM, and I/O domains
- Drive tool, script, technical, and procedural improvements across system validation
- Coordinate validation activities with system architects, SoC teams, rack firmware teams, and ODM partners
Benefits
- 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
- Flexible working