Senior Director, System Software

Lead the system software organisation that turns complex hardware platforms into reliable Graphcore systems. As Director of System Software, you will report to the VP of Software and turn software strategy into clear priorities, plans and outcomes. You will lead the teams delivering firmware, drivers, OpenBMC and system software QA. Your work will shape platform bring-up, production release and long-term support across Graphcore systems. You will align technical decisions with business priorities, delivery milestones and product readiness. You will build a strong engineering organisation, developing managers, technical leaders and engineers. You will own execution, quality and cross-functional delivery across hardware, silicon, software and product teams.

This is a role for a leader who can think big, act fast and take responsibility for complex system outcomes.

System Software works close to the hardware, where small decisions can shape product reliability at scale. The team operates through clear ownership, evidence-based planning and direct technical debate. You will lead managers and specialists across firmware, drivers, OpenBMC and QA. Decisions are made through engineering judgement, clear trade-offs and a strong focus on delivery impact. You will be expected to speak up, challenge assumptions and help resolve issues across hardware and software boundaries. Pace matters, but so do maintainability, security and long term quality.

· A strong track record leading system software teams across closely coupled hardware and software programmes.
· Experience managing managers or multiple technical teams, with clear ownership of delivery outcomes.
· Proven ability to build, coach and develop engineering leaders through change and technical uncertainty.
· Strong judgement across planning, resourcing, dependencies, risk and production release readiness.
· Experience embedding validation, automated testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing and clear release criteria.
· Credible technical breadth across firmware, drivers, OpenBMC, QA or related low-level software domains.

While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. We also welcome engineers returning to the profession after a career break, including through returnship routes.

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 lead the system software organisation behind Graphcore’s next generation platforms, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to be part of the journey.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa applications for this role.