Staff System Software Engineer
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
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
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build the test strategy for system software releases across firmware, BMC, and Linux device drivers. You will design, automate, and report tests on server-class systems, develop reusable tools and pipelines, debug cross-layer issues, drive root-cause investigations, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
- Low-level system testing and integration experience
- Understanding of RTOS
- Understanding of complex boot logic
- Linux and device driver knowledge
- Python and C/C++ test development experience
- Hardware and debugger experience
- CI/CD pipeline experience
- Build or integration tools experience
- Cross-layer debugging experience
- Root-cause investigation experience
- Communication skills
- Mentoring experience
Responsibilities
- Build the test strategy for system software releases
- Shape integration and system testing across firmware, BMC, and Linux device drivers
- Design, build, automate, and report tests
- Develop reusable tools, pipelines, and packaging solutions
- Debug cross-layer issues
- Drive root-cause investigations to corrective actions
- Mentor engineers
- Document technical decisions
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous leave
- Retirement planning support
- Pension matched up to 5%
- 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