Staff Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Rack Management

Graphcore; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) retirement plans

Commuter benefits

Wellness services

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead rack management software development, bridging hardware with AI workloads. You will drive design, production deployment, and automated testing for high‑performance datacenter infrastructure.

Based in Austin or Milpitas, this full‑time role requires Go, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD expertise, with an emphasis on reliability and cross‑functional collaboration in a fast-paced AI environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficiency in Go programming and Linux systems engineering, including Bash and Python scripting.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs.
• Background in managing production Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads using Docker or Podman.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, or Ansible, along with CI/CD platforms like GitLab or GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of Redfish for datacenter hardware provisioning, telemetry, and control.
• Ability to manage project work plans, priorities, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire software development life cycle for rack management systems, from initial design through to production deployment and automated testing.
• Collaborate across internal departments to resolve infrastructure issues and maintain system reliability.
• Utilize Infrastructure-as-code and Continuous Deployment to configure and validate new AI hardware in production environments.
• Partner with Datacenter Operations to monitor fleet performance and execute corrective maintenance.
• Lead technical planning and scoping within an Agile and Scrum framework, identifying project risks and constraints.

Skills

Go

Agile/Scrum

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Terraform

OpenTofu

Ansible

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Redfish

Linux

Python

Bash

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead rack management software development, bridging hardware with AI workloads. You will drive design, production deployment, and automated testing for high‑performance datacenter infrastructure.

Based in Austin or Milpitas, this full‑time role requires Go, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD expertise, with an emphasis on reliability and cross‑functional collaboration in a fast-paced AI environment.