Graphcore

Artificial Intelligence

StaffEngineer

Austin, Texas, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff Engineer at Graphcore. Skills: System Management, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, Go. Ownership of software engineering efforts. Full SDLC implementation”

Industry & Context.

Artificial Intelligence
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

RESTful API development, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Go, Infrastructure-as-Code, Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Git version control, Redfish, AGILE, SCRUM, Linux systems engineering, Bash, Python

Nice to Have

AI coding assistants, Codex, Claude, Kubernetes operator development, Custom resources, High Performance Computing (HPC), SLURM, Virtualized deployments, Open vSwitch, KVM, QEMU, Distributed object storage, Distributed block storage, Distributed file storage, Ceph, End-to-end deployment automation, CI of containerized services, Monitoring, Observability, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, Loki, Mimir, OpenTelemetry, Fluentd, Kafka, Managed switch configuration, EOS, SONiC, DNOS, PyTorch, Cloud technologies, Infrastructure technologies, APIs, Virtualization, Networking, Block storage, Resource management, Monitoring systems

What You'll Do.

Ownership of software engineering efforts

Full SDLC implementation

Ownership of critical infrastructure

Drive issues to resolution

Configure and test hardware

Drive corrective actions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate across teams; Work with Datacenter Operations Engineers; Working with DC operations; Working with Graphcore Engineering

Process & Methodology

Specifying work plans, Scoping work plans, Estimating work plans, Detailing work plans, Priorities, Risks, Issues, Impacts, Constraints

Full Job Description

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 enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation. Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to join our System Management team to help develop the critical interfaces used by internal and external customers to manage system state. Positioned between the hardware and customer workload, we are responsible for building the substrate upon which all other teams build upon. As part of the System Management team, you’ll collaborate across teams to make complex systems work seamlessly and reliably. While your primary focus will be on engineering excellence and system-level development, we value individuals who are versatile and hands-on — willing to contribute wherever needed, providing direct support and troubleshooting as necessary. The ideal candidate brings deep experience with HPC and cloud-native infrastructure, thrives in fast-paced, loosely scoped environments, and leads with action, decisiveness, and teamwork. The Team The System Management team, part of the Software Platform group, helps build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers. The System Management Team is responsible for building the interfaces between hardware and AI so

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