Senior Linux Platform Engineer: Build & Validate Images

Graphcore; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Pension matching

Phantom equity

On-site office with food

Income protection

Private medical/dental options

Job summary

Graphcore in Cambridge is seeking experienced Linux systems engineers for Senior or Staff level. You will build the Linux distribution foundation powering Graphcore AI systems and production-ready system images from upstream distributions.

You will shape release processes, strengthen the path from upstream software to trusted platform releases, and develop automated pipelines with evidence-led validation. Join a small team where ownership matters and impact is visible.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience working in Linux environments.
• Experience building or maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines for reliable engineering workflows.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with Linux image creation, provisioning or system installation.
• Ability to diagnose failures in automated build or test environments.
• Confidence using established tools while continuously improving engineering quality.

Responsibilities

• Build the Linux distribution foundation powering Graphcore platform releases.
• Create production-ready system images from upstream distributions.
• Define how releases are built, validated and deployed.
• Strengthen engineering path from upstream Linux software to platform releases.
• Build and improve automated pipelines and run Linux test suites.
• Diagnose issues across build and validation flows and validate changes.

Skills

Linux

CI/CD pipelines

Python Bash scripting

Linux image creation

Build/test diagnostics

Engineering tooling

Job description

Graphcore in Cambridge is seeking experienced Linux systems engineers for Senior or Staff level. You will build the Linux distribution foundation powering Graphcore AI systems and production-ready system images from upstream distributions.

You will shape release processes, strengthen the path from upstream software to trusted platform releases, and develop automated pipelines with evidence-led validation. Join a small team where ownership matters and impact is visible.