Staff System Software Engineer in Test – Firmware

About this role

Requirements

• Proven Firmware test experience
• Experience working on real time embedded systems
• Hardware testing knowledge
• Experience with testing low level drivers and interfaces.
• Strong Proficiency in: C and Python.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills, good work ethics, high sense of teamwork, love to produce quality work and commitment to finish your tasks every single day. You are a self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to challenging problems.

About Graphcore

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence Job Summary As a System Software Engineer in Test, You will be responsible for design, development, execution and reporting of test and test harness to verify and validate firmware. You will be involved with the development team from the early phases to the final production software and ensure maximum coverage of functionality. You will be working with different Hardware configurations and required to collaborate closely with Hardware, bring up and drivers teams to ensure our firmware plugs in seamlessly. As a senior member of the team, you will mentor junior members and raise the testing standards of the team. The Team Firmware QA team validates the low-level software responsible for the complete boot, configuration, and monitoring of Graphcore silicon and hardware platforms. Test areas include: Boot and power sequencing Low-level hardware interfaces and drivers Telemetry, monitoring and SMBus/BMC data exposure Silicon and system bring-up Responsibilities and Duties Design, Implement and deliver high quality tests for complex firmware features Support in debug and MTBF reduction of both internal and external incoming issues QA Ownership of Key features within the firmware Contribute to the continuous integration pipeline Support release test and release pipeline maintenance Active involvement in technical discussions and reviews for the team. Candidate Profile