Senior Linux Distribution & Validation Engineer

Bristol💼 Full-time💰 $73,500–$99,500🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and validate Linux distributions that power Graphcore AI systems by converting upstream software into trusted, production-ready platform releases.

Role type

Senior Linux Distribution & Validation Engineer (Systems Engineering)

Builds

Production-ready Linux system images for Graphcore AI hardware

Domain

AI Compute Infrastructure / Linux Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux environment expertise, CI/CD pipeline automation, Python/Bash scripting, Linux image creation and provisioning, automated build/test failure diagnosis

Preferred skills

Evidence-led validation practices, controlled configuration management, process definition for new teams

Technologies

Linux, CI/CD pipelines, Python, Bash

Responsibilities

Build and improve automated build and validation pipelines, run Linux test suites, diagnose issues in build environments, introduce configuration changes with evidence-led validation, define reliable engineering processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Graphcore

Semiconductor Manufacturing722Bristol, Bristol, GBFounded 2016

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 th