Automation Operation System Engineer in Bristol

About the job Help shape the first moments of life for the next generation of AI processors. You'll lead the bring-up and characterisation of Graphcore's silicon devices and system platforms. Your work will ensure products perform reliably before they reach customers. You'll build and lead a team that develops characterisation plans, automates testing, and analyses results across silicon and system platforms. You'll work closely with architecture, silicon, hardware, operations and product teams to solve complex technical challenges. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with the opportunity to influence product design, shape new capabilities, and build a team from the ground up. The team and culture You'll join a newly formed team within Manufacturing Operations and help define how bring-up and characterisation is delivered at Graphcore. Your decisions will shape the team's direction as it grows. The team works closely with colleagues across Bristol, Cambridge and Taiwan. Success comes from solving problems together, sharing data, and making informed engineering decisions. You'll be trusted to take ownership, remove blockers, and improve how work is done. We value people who speak up, challenge assumptions, and turn ideas into practical solutions. What we're looking for Essential Proven track record of delivering technical outcomes as an individual contributor, manager, or project manager, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Solid experience in silicon digital device design, bring-up, and characterisation, with a good understanding of silicon process technology and its impact on transistor- and system-level performance. Strong knowledge of high-performance processors, system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, and high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR. Experience with measurement automation, data analysis, and developing code or scripts to support automated testing and analysis workflows. Bachelor's degree (or e

About the job Build the cloud platform that powers Graphcore’s next generation AI systems. As a Principal Cloud Engineer, you will help develop, deploy and operate cloud services across Graphcore’s AI infrastructure. You will work on private and public cloud systems used by internal teams and customers. Your work will shape how high-performance AI systems are integrated, validated, benchmarked and optimised. You will help keep complex infrastructure reliable, observable and ready for demanding workloads. You will own significant technical initiatives, from OpenStack-based services to Infrastructure-as-Code automation. You will also mentor engineers and turn user needs into services that perform at scale. This role puts you close to pre-release hardware, advanced systems and real product challenges. The Team and Culture The Cloud Platform Team sits within Software Platform and works closely with Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development. The team builds systems for internal users and customers, often using new components before they are proven. Work moves through practical engineering, clear ownership and fast feedback from users. You will be expected to take responsibility, speak up early and lead critical infrastructure work without close oversight. Decisions are grounded in evidence from benchmarks, observability data and operational performance. The team values engineers who can think big, act fast and bring others with them. What we’re looking for Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject. Strong infrastructure or IT background, with private-cloud or on-premises cloud experience. Expert Linux system administration and scripting skills, including bash and Python. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible or Packer. Experience with CI or testing pipelines, version control and cloud service deployment. Strong communication skills, with the judgement

About the job Build the cloud platform that puts Graphcore AI systems into real use. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will develop and operate private cloud services for Graphcore teams and users. You will turn product and user requirements into reliable, deployed services. Your work will support large-scale AI systems built from Graphcore hardware, high-performance servers, networks and storage. These systems help engineers validate, benchmark and optimise the platforms behind advanced AI compute. You will use Infrastructure-as-Code, observability and automation to deploy, test and improve cloud infrastructure. You will also work with datacentre, software and product teams to keep critical systems performing. This is hands-on engineering with real ownership. You will often work with pre-release hardware and software, where judgement and pace matter. The team and culture The Cloud Platform Team builds the systems that give internal users and customers access to Graphcore AI infrastructure. Work moves from requirements to deployed services, with engineers close to the users and systems they support. You will work across Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development. Decisions are shaped by technical evidence, user needs and the realities of operating critical infrastructure. This team suits engineers who take responsibility, speak up and move quickly. You will be trusted to work independently, solve hard platform problems and keep services available. What we’re looking for Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject. Solid software engineering or IT experience, with proven delivery as an individual contributor. Experience managing on-premises or private-cloud environments. Strong Linux scripting and system administration skills across bash, Python, awk, sed, Ubuntu, RHEL and variants. Experience with Git, CI pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible or Packer. Hands-on

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity. Join the team responsible for developing the tests, tools, automation, and infrastructure that help ensure the quality of the software toolchain used to build every PlayStation®5 game. You’ll collaborate closely with the ToolChain development teams to design tests and testing systems for new features as they are developed. You’ll also help design and implement internal tools, automation, diagnostics, and workflows that improve confidence in the quality, reliability, and maintainability of the product. This role sits within Quality Engineering. That means our work goes beyond running tests or finding bugs. We build software that helps teams understand risk, improve feedback loops, diagnose issues faster, and build quality into the development process as early as possible. Our toolchain is based on a private fork of the open-source LLVM project, continuously updated through an automated merge system. Thanks to our advanced continuous testing, we have a strong track record of identifying and reporting new bugs in the open-source project very quickly. This role offers a great opportunity to build a career in Software Engineering in Test and Quality Engineering, working on industry-leading development tools. You’ll receive mentorship from experts in the field and have

About the job Explore how a next-generation AI architecture behaves from rack scale to data centre scale. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will investigate a novel AI computing architecture under demanding real-world workloads. You will work on problems where answers aren't readily known, turning curiosity into measurable evidence. You will design experiments, benchmark representative AI workloads and explore how hardware components and software interact at scale. When behaviour is unexpected, you will turn this into new measurements. Your work will help infrastructure engineers, architects and application specialists understand system behaviour, performance, scalability and reliability across the stack. You will also help develop tooling and automation to collect, analyse and visualise system metrics. You do not need to be an AI expert. You will need strong judgement, curiosity and a clear preference for evidence over opinion. You will love this role if you are someone who takes initiative, questions assumptions and enjoys working in areas where the answers are not yet known. The team and culture The System QA team is distributed across multiple locations. We work hard to stay connected and collaborate closely. Our daily team meetings feel more like a virtual coffee break than a formal status update with space to share ideas, ask questions, discuss discoveries and solve problems together. We value trust, autonomy and openness, and we understand that great engineers don't all follow the same career path. What matters is the quality of your work, your curiosity, and your willingness to explore challenging problems. You will have regular 1:1s with your people manager where you will have the opportunity to discuss things that matter to you. You will have dedicated time each week to focus on your CPD. The technical lead will provide direction and help set priorities, but everyone in the team is there to support each other. One of our core principles is tha

About the job Build the test systems that prove advanced AI hardware is ready before it reaches production. As a Test Development Engineer, you will create and maintain test systems for Graphcore’s electronic hardware platforms. Your work will support preproduction test solutions across system and board-level products. You will define test methods, specify equipment and automate systems for complex hardware. This includes high-speed serial links, high-current power supplies, slower protocols and low-level PCBA debug. This role sits close to real engineering problems. You will build deep product knowledge, improve test coverage and help transfer robust solutions into production. The team and culture You will join the Hardware Test team, embedded within Graphcore’s wider Hardware Engineering group. The team works closely with SI, mechanical, layout, package, silicon, firmware and production teams. Work moves through practical test design, lab debug, automation and clear data. You will be trusted to take ownership and develop solutions that meet real hardware needs. The team values proactive communication across Graphcore and third-party support teams. Decisions are shaped by evidence, standards knowledge and the quality of the test data. What we’re looking for · Experience developing and automating test systems for complex electronic systems · Knowledge of Ethernet and/or PCIe testing, including high-speed hardware debug · Fluency in test scripting languages, including Python and LabView · Ability to plan test work, improve coverage and communicate progress clearly · Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, BERTs and VNAs · Strong ownership, teamwork and communication skills across technical teams 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 makes you a strong candidate. Benef

About Graphcore At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence. Job Summary Working within the Logical Design team, the Silicon Logical Design Engineer is responsible for a wide range of logical design tasks which require working closely with other engineers within the Silicon department. This person is responsible for helping the team deliver high quality micro-architecture specifications and RTL for Graphcore chips, and assisting the rest of the Silicon teams to ensure we can meet the company objectives for silicon delivery. Responsibilities and Duties Integrate IP and subsystems into top-level SoC designs Develop and maintain build and configuration environments Perform synthesis, linting, CDC/RDC, and timing checks at the SoC level Support verification and physical design teams through clean interface hand-offs Debug and resolve integration-related issues across multiple hierarchies Contribute to the continuous improvement of integration flows and automation Producing high quality microarchitecture and other documentation Ensure good communication between sites to maintain consistent working practices Essential skills: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject Digital design experience in a relevant industry Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player Ability to work across teams and findi

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity. Join us and be a member of the team that tests the development tools used to create every PlayStation® game. This is a great opportunity to continue a career in Software Testing, working on industry leading development tools and being mentored by experts in their field. What you’ll be doing Developing tests for new applications, new features and regressions. Developing test strategies with application teams. Automating tests as part of our continuous integration systems. Investigating issues and creating reproducible test cases. Conducting manual, exploratory testing. Reporting test results clearly (including performance and coverage). Developing tooling to help reduce test time and ease test execution. Make suggestions and recommendations for improvements to help shape the finished product. Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams in a multicultural environment to develop organisation-wide test strategies and infrastructure. Mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and influencing quality engineering approaches. What we are looking for 5+ years experience in developing tests for software applications. Experience of automating tests. A good understanding of software testing techniques. Good C# programming skills. Understanding of C++. Experience in triaging