Senior ML QA Engineer — Test Automation & CI/CD

Academic Key; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Pension matching

Phantom equity

On-site barista and free food

Income protection and life assurance

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Private medical insurance and dental

Private health plan

Job summary

Graphcore Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (ML QA) to build production-quality test infrastructure for validating the ML stack, from frameworks to hardware. You will design scalable test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines across simulators, emulators, and hardware, shaping the software architecture and developer experience beyond basic testing.

You will mentor junior engineers, analyze workload results for improvements, and collaborate with software teams to raise quality, security, and

Qualifications

• Proven Python production software development experience.
• Experience with large codebases and testable architecture.
• Experienced in Linux CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Strong C/C++ reading, debugging, and low-level reasoning.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and influence practices.
• Self-directed problem solver who gaps and drives improvements.

Skills

Python

Software design

CI/CD pipelines

C/C++

Mentoring

Self-directed problem solving

Tools

Linux

Job description

Graphcore Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (ML QA) to build production-quality test infrastructure for validating the ML stack, from frameworks to hardware. You will design scalable test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines across simulators, emulators, and hardware, shaping the software architecture and developer experience beyond basic testing.

You will mentor junior engineers, analyze workload results for improvements, and collaborate with software teams to raise quality, security, and