Senior Systems Software Engineer

About Graphcore

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.   

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.  

Job Summary

The Senior Staff System Software QA engineer is responsible for designing and delivering software validation and quality assurance solutions for the System Software group.  This involves creating and executing tests, identifying errors and providing feedback that a final product meets both the requirements of the product and at the expected levels of quality.  As a senior member of the team, you are expected to engage with all stakeholders inside the System Software group, show some technical leadership in designing and delivering solutions and support the more junior members of the team in acquiring news skills. 

 

The Team

The System Software Group is charged with enabling the next generation of cutting-edge AI compute server class systems.  We are responsible for all low-level firmware, Linux Kernel device drivers, baseboard management controllers, and platform support tools.  Specifically, the System Software QA team ensure that the deliverables from the System Software group are of the highest standards for our customers. 

 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Responsible for Test Design and development for projects within System 
  Software including Firmware, Kernel and Baseboard Management 
  Control modules.
• Maintaining and Enhancing Continuous Integration against Simulations, 
  Emulations and Physical Hardware.
• Working closely with all System Software development teams supporting 
  a culture of Test-Driven Development.
• Technical leadership on various sub-module within different projects
• Training new and/or junior team members.
• Liaising with stakeholders to gather requirements and developing acceptance tests for both internal and external customers.

 

Candidate Profile 

Essential: 

• Test design and development experience for Firmware and/or Linux kernel.
• Understanding of OS kernel and device driver primitives with experience in Linux or similar systems.
• Experience in performance and latency measurements for a low-level software stack. 
• Knowledge of virtualisation and hypervisor concepts.
• Working experience in one or more of these: OpenBMC, Firmware, Kernel Internals, Low level Security testing. 
• Strong Proficiency in: C or C++ and scripting languages such as Python.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills, good work ethics, high sense of teamwork, love to produce quality work and commitment to finish your tasks every single day. You are a self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to challenging problems.

 

Desirable 

• Experience in Chip level or Platform security tests.
• Contributions to open-source forums: Linux/ OpenBMC.
• Experience with Kubernetes integration to system software. 
• ISTQB certifications.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments

 

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications