Staff System Software QA: Test Strategy & Release Gates

Graphcore, Ltd.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Generous leave

Pension match

Phantom equity

Office spaces with catering

Income protection

Private medical & dental

Cycle to work

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Staff System Software Engineer to shape integration and system testing across firmware, BMC and Linux device drivers. You will design, build, automate and report tests across server class systems, developing reusable tools, pipelines and packaging solutions to help teams move faster with confidence.

This role requires deep low level software knowledge, strong system thinking and ownership of hard technical areas.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in low level system testing and integration across complex software and hardware layers.
• Deep understanding of RTOS, complex boot logic, Linux and device drivers.
• Test development capability using Python and C/C++.
• Experience working with hardware, debuggers, CI/CD pipelines and build or integration tools.
• Ability to debug cross-layer issues and drive root‑cause investigations to lasting corrective actions.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers and document complex technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, automate and report tests across complex server class systems.
• Own hard technical areas, guide best practice and stay close to the code.
• Develop reusable tools, pipelines and packaging solutions that help teams move faster with confidence.
• Shape integration and system testing across firmware, BMC and Linux device drivers.
• Help create a high quality gate for system software release packages.
• Partner with developers and stakeholders to turn use cases into robust system tests.

Skills

Low-level testing

RTOS & drivers

Python

C/C++

CI/CD

Debugging

Mentoring

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Debuggers

Embedded hardware

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Staff System Software Engineer to shape integration and system testing across firmware, BMC and Linux device drivers. You will design, build, automate and report tests across server class systems, developing reusable tools, pipelines and packaging solutions to help teams move faster with confidence.

This role requires deep low level software knowledge, strong system thinking and ownership of hard technical areas.