Graphcore
Artificial Intelligence
StaffSoftwareEngineer-AnalysisTools
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“Staff Software Engineer - Analysis Tools at Graphcore. Skills: Profiling software design, Scalability, Complex software systems development, Custom hardware optimisation. Design and develop profiling tools to help users optimise their applications for the Graphcore hardware. Lead development efforts”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimise their applications for the Graphcore hardware
Industry & Context.
Excellent problem-solving skills; Ability to debug and resolve complex issues
Right to work in the UK, Unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience of developing complex software solutions using a systems language (ideally Rust or C++ with a desire to work with Rust), Rust experience - commercial or personal, Experience with large computing clusters and their performance monitoring ecosystems, Understanding of system architecture, memory management, multithreading, and hardware utilisation, Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug and resolve complex issues, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and peers, Proficiency with version control (Git), Experience working in Agile environment and iterative development, Right to work in the UK
Nice to Have
Experience with performance profiling tools, Experience with relational databases for profiling or data collection, Knowledge of machine learning frameworks, Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines and build tools (preferably Bazel)
What You'll Do.
Design and develop profiling tools to help users optimise their applications for the Graphcore hardware
Lead development efforts
Mentor junior engineers
Drive technical excellence in projects
Collect profiling information
Process profiling data
Present information to the user via a suite of tools
Technical leadership on profiling software design
development and testing of features
Fixing bugs and supporting customers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Mentoring junior engineers; Promoting an environment of continuous learning and improvement; Collaboration skills; Ability to influence stakeholders and peers
Communication Scope
Communication skills; Collaboration skills; Ability to influence stakeholders and peers
Process & Methodology
Iterative development
Full Job Description
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 As a Staff Software Engineer in the Analysis Tools Team you will drive the effort to design and develop profiling tools to help users optimise their applications for the Graphcore hardware. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems involving custom hardware. You will be responsible for leading development efforts, mentoring junior engineers, and driving technical excellence in our projects. The Team The Analysis Tools team builds profiling tools to help users optimise ML applications for Graphcore hardware. The team is responsible for collecting profiling information, processing the profiling data and presenting the information to the user via a suite of tools. Responsibilities and Duties Technical leadership on profiling software design, ensuring scalability. Mentoring junior engineers and promoting an environment of continuous learning and improvement. Design, development and testing of features. Fixing bugs and supporting customers. Candidate Profile Essential: Experience of developing complex software solutions using a
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