CareerPlan

Senior Director, System Software

BristolFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Lead the system software organization to turn complex hardware platforms into reliable Graphcore systems, managing firmware, drivers, OpenBMC, and QA teams.

Role type

Senior Director, System Software

Builds

Firmware, drivers, OpenBMC, and system software QA for Graphcore hardware platforms

Domain

AI compute hardware and low-level system software

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

System software leadership, hardware-software integration, firmware management, driver development, OpenBMC expertise, QA strategy, engineering organization building, release management, risk management

Preferred skills

Experience with returnship routes, diverse backgrounds

Technologies

Graphcore hardware platforms, OpenBMC, firmware, drivers

Responsibilities

Lead system software teams across firmware, drivers, OpenBMC, and QA; align technical decisions with business priorities; build and develop engineering leaders; own execution, quality, and cross-functional delivery; manage platform bring-up, production release, and long-term support.

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership and team building