Senior Systems Engineer - Commissioning and Characterisation

About the Position

Senior Systems Engineer - Commissioning and Characterisation

Bristol, UK; London, UK

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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.

Responsibilities

• Design experiments and benchmark AI workloads
• Explore hardware and software interactions at scale
• Develop tools for collecting, analysing, and visualising system metrics
• Explain technical findings clearly using accurate and reproducible evidence

Requirements

• Comfortable using Python to write tests, automate tasks, analyse data or develop practical engineering tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A curiosity-driven approach to investigating complex systems
• Ability to explain technical findings clearly, using accurate and reproducible evidence
• Confidence to work independently, take responsibility and collaborate across engineering teams

Nice to Have

• Experience in AI workloads and benchmarking
• Experience in systems architecture
• Experience in parallel and distributed computing
• Experience in automation, containers or modern orchestration infrastructure

We Offer

• Flexible working: Balance your work and personal life with greater flexibility
• Generous leave: Take time to rest, recharge and enjoy life outside of work
• Retirement planning support: Up to 5% matched pension
• Phantom equity: Share in Graphcore’s success
• Workplace experience: Enjoy thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food and an on-site barista to support your day
• Peace of mind protection: Income protection and life assurance to provide financial security for you and your loved ones
• Flexible benefits: Tailor your benefits package with a choice of additional options, including private medical insurance and dental cover
• Optional benefits: Dental cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, give as you earn

About the Company

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.

If you want to explore how complex AI systems really behave, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to join the Systems Engineering team.