Staff System Software Engineer - Bengaluru, multiple vacancies

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. 

We are looking for Staff System Software Engineer in Test to join our team.

In this role, you will be responsible for design, development, automation and reporting of Integration and system tests spanning across firmware and device drivers.

This role requires you to have significant technical breadth and deep understanding of low-level system software specifically in server class systems.

You will be part of a new team responsible for integration of different system software deliverables and development of system tests spanning all the components. You will

contribute to shaping the test strategy , guide best practices and solve complex problems while maintaining a strong hands-on focus. You will partner with development and other QA teams to deliver high quality scalable

and reliable solutions.

• →Technical leadership for test features –  

• →Ownership of multiple features 

• →Infrastructure ownership 

• →Test Strategy 

• →Design and development of tests specifically for complex multi component areas achieving close to 100% coverage 

• →Knowledge of overall functionality  

• →Ability to understand complex features and design and implement test plans with minimum guidance.  

• →Bug triaging and debugging 

• →Debug bugs found in tests (self or help others) to narrow it down to RC.  

• →Review and improve code, test design and implementation processes. 

• →Perform code review for teammates as well as developers 

• →Improve ‘ways of working’ by ensuring team follows standard practices. 

• →Collaborate with HW and Software teams to understand use-cases, create and implement test plans to meet requirements across the stack 

• →Integration tests for other components on the board 
  
  
• →Acceptance tests for stakeholders 
  
  
• →Communicate complex technical concepts to experts and non-experts 

• →Demonstrate knowledge of your domain 

• →Contribute to validation framework, CI/CD, Automation and packaging. 

• →Lead/contribute to design decisions 

• →Drive RCCA  

• →Work with developers to reduce mean time between failures for externally reported bugs 

• →Add missing test coverage 

• →Mentor Jr members 

• →Technical expert on domain  
  
  
• →Ensure best practices are followed
   
• →Raise quality and coding standards, best practices by setting an example 

• →Ensure and improve code quality 

• →Ensure and improve best practices 
  
  
• →Contribute to improving team culture