Senior Linux Platform Engineer - Build & Validate Releases

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Pension matching

Phantom equity

Office food & barista

Income protection & life cover

Private medical & dental options

Cycle to work

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a hands-on Senior/Staff Systems Engineer to build the Linux distribution foundation powering our AI platform. You will create production-ready system images from upstream distributions, and shape how releases are built, validated and deployed.

You will develop and run automated pipelines, execute Linux test suites, diagnose issues across build/validation flows and implement tuning with evidence-led validation. This role has visible impact within a small, fast-paced team.

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 that turns upstream software into trusted Graphcore platform releases.
• Create production-ready system images from proven upstream distributions to power Graphcore AI systems.
• Develop and improve automated pipelines; run Linux test suites; diagnose issues across build and validation flows.
• Introduce controlled configuration and tuning changes with evidence-led validation.
• Define reliable processes for a new team building a critical part of Graphcore’s platform.

Skills

Linux expertise

CI/CD pipelines

Python Bash scripting

Linux image creation

Build/test diagnostics

Tooling improvement

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a hands-on Senior/Staff Systems Engineer to build the Linux distribution foundation powering our AI platform. You will create production-ready system images from upstream distributions, and shape how releases are built, validated and deployed.

You will develop and run automated pipelines, execute Linux test suites, diagnose issues across build/validation flows and implement tuning with evidence-led validation. This role has visible impact within a small, fast-paced team.