Staff Hardware Engineer

About the job Build the test systems that help deliver AI hardware at production scale. As a Staff Hardware System Test Engineer, you'll develop manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems. Your work will help ensure products reach customers with the quality and reliability expected from Graphcore. You'll shape how hardware is tested across Host Processor Modules, server blades, and multi-node racks. The tools, test content, and diagnostics you create will directly influence manufacturing efficiency and product quality. You'll develop test software, design test approaches, and solve challenging hardware issues. You'll work closely with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to improve test coverage and diagnose problems quickly. This role offers broad technical scope across silicon, boards, systems, software, and manufacturing. You'll have the opportunity to influence engineering decisions and raise technical standards across the organisation. The team and culture The Product Test and Diagnosis team owns the strategy for finding and diagnosing hardware defects throughout the product lifecycle. The team works across silicon, boards, servers, and rack-scale systems. Day to day, engineers work closely with design, firmware, software, quality, and manufacturing teams. Problems are solved through data, technical debate, and hands-on investigation. You'll join a global engineering group spanning the UK, Taiwan, India, and the United States. People are trusted to take ownership, make decisions, and drive improvements that deliver measurable results. What we're looking for Essential: Significant experience developing and deploying manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers, accelerators (GPU-class), or comparable large-scale compute hardware. Strong technical leadership as an individual contributor, with experience owning substantial technical workstreams and collab

About us 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 brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute. Job Summary Reporting to the Head of Data & Transformation, the Staff Data Engineer – Agentic Applications is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, building and operating Python-based web applications, agentic workflows and supporting data services for Graphcore’s business teams. The role combines strong data engineering foundations with hands-on application development, using AI agents, trusted data and business system integrations to improve decision-making and automate operational workflows. Depending on the use case, you will either deliver applications end to end, using AI-assisted coding tools to build and maintain the front end, or own the backend and enable business colleagues to create and look after their own front ends. In both approaches, you will help establish clear ownership, secure interfaces and appropriate engineering controls so applications remain reliable, maintainable and supportable. Working closely with engineers, analysts and business stakeholders, you will take solutions from initial requir

About the job Own the test strategy that proves Graphcore’s next generation drivers are production-ready. As a Staff System Software Engineer, you will shape how Graphcore validates complex device drivers and platform tools. You will bring technical depth across Linux kernels, drivers and systems software. Your work will help raise the quality bar for products that support the next generation of AI compute. You will influence design decisions, guide test infrastructure and drive reliability across the stack. You will design, build, execute and report tests across component, system and acceptance levels. You will debug difficult issues using hardware and software tools, simulators and emulators. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with broad reach. You will help teams move quickly while protecting production quality. The team and culture The Drivers QA team verifies low-level kernel drivers, user-space libraries and platform tools. Work spans component tests, user acceptance and full system validation. You will work directly with driver developers, hardware, firmware, ML stack, Kubernetes and cloud management teams. Decisions are made close to the technical detail, with engineers expected to speak up and own outcomes. The team values engineers who think big, act fast and take responsibility. You will mentor others, raise standards and turn hard system problems into lasting improvements. What we're looking for · Deep experience validating Linux kernels, device drivers or similar systems software · Strong C++ and Python test development skills · Experience with CI/CD, build tools and modern automated testing practices · Ability to debug complex issues across hardware, firmware, drivers and upper software layers · Proven ownership of technical work, priorities and delivery in an agile engineering setting · Clear communication skills, including the ability to document and explain complex technical concepts While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value t

About the job Build the cloud platform that turns Graphcore AI systems into usable, scalable services. Graphcore needs a Bristol-based Staff Cloud Engineer to develop and deploy private and public cloud services for AI compute. You will join the Cloud Platform team within Software Platform, close to datacentre operations and product development. Your work will shape how internal users and customers access large-scale AI systems. You will keep critical infrastructure available while helping pre-release hardware and software become reliable cloud services. You will operate and extend OpenStack-based services, automate deployment with infrastructure-as-code, and improve observability across the fleet. You will benchmark, validate and optimise systems spanning Graphcore hardware, servers, switches and storage. This role suits someone who wants ownership of hard infrastructure problems, not a narrow ticket queue. Expect unproven components, direct user feedback, and decisions that move quickly into production. The team and culture The Cloud Platform team turns Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for internal users and customers. Work happens close to the systems, with engineers deploying, measuring and improving services directly. You will work with Software Platform, Datacentre Operations, Product Development, Engineering and QA. The team values people who take responsibility for unclear problems and make progress without waiting for perfect inputs. The team makes decisions from evidence: metrics, benchmarks, user impact and system behaviour. Engineers speak up, surface risks early and own corrective actions when systems need attention. What we’re looking for A relevant degree or equivalent practical experience, with proven ability to scope and deliver technical infrastructure work. Experience operating on-premises or private-cloud environments, with strong ownership of end-user availability. Strong Linux system administration and scripting sk

About the job Build the test strategy that protects Graphcore’s system software releases at scale. As a Staff System Software Engineer, you will shape integration and system testing across firmware, BMC and Linux device drivers. Your work will help create a high quality gate for system software release packages. You will design, build, automate and report tests across complex server class systems. You will also develop reusable tools, pipelines and packaging solutions that help teams move faster with confidence. This role needs deep low level software knowledge and strong system thinking. You will own hard technical areas, guide best practice and stay close to the code. The team and culture You will join a new integration and system test team within System Software QA. The team verifies integrated components across BMC, firmware and Linux device drivers. Work happens close to the hardware, across component teams and QA. You will partner with developers, consult package stakeholders and turn use cases into robust system tests. Decisions are shaped by evidence, clear technical reasoning and ownership. You will be expected to speak up, act fast and raise standards through hands-on leadership. What we’re looking for · Strong experience in low level system testing and integration across complex software and hardware layers. · Deep understanding of RTOS, complex boot logic, Linux and device drivers. · Test development capability using Python and C/C++. · Experience working with hardware, debuggers, CI/CD pipelines and build or integration tools. · Ability to debug cross-layer issues and drive root-cause investigations to lasting corrective actions. · Clear communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers and document complex technical decisions. While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. If you meet most of our essential criteria, we encourage you to submit an application and showcase how your background m

About us 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 a 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. We bring together specialists across AI research, silicon design, software engineering and systems to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful impact. Job Summary Initially reporting to the Head of Data & Transformation, you will help business teams improve how they work and make decisions through process change, data analytics and AI-assisted and agentic workflows. Working closely with the Data Enablement Lead, you will independently lead complex, agreed initiatives from discovery and process mapping through requirements definition, hands-on analysis, prototyping, implementation and adoption. You will help teams find and use trusted data, embed analytics and agentic workflows into everyday activities, and achieve measurable improvements in business outcomes. The Team The Data & Transformation team brings together data capability and business transformation to improve how Graphcore operates and makes decisions. The team builds trusted data foundations, enables effective access to information and delivers cross-functional change to business processes, systems and ways of working. You will partner directly with business teams, the Data Enablement Lead, Analytics Engineers and Project Managers. The Data Enablement Lead owns the overall data ena