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About Graphcore
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About Graphcore
How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?
Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.
Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies.
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
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Semiconductor Manufacturing
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