Senior Test Tool Developer

About us

Graphcore is one of the world's leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.

It is developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world's most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and help make its benefits widely accessible.

Graphcore's teams bring together experts from a broad range of technical disciplines, including silicon design, software engineering, systems architecture, and AI research, working collaboratively to solve complex engineering challenges.

Job Summary

Reporting into the Hardware Platform organization, the Senior Test Tool Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the software tools and automation that enable validation of next-generation AI hardware platforms. The role partners closely with hardware, firmware, diagnostics, and validation engineers to transform hardware specifications into reliable automated test solutions that improve product quality, accelerate debugging, and increase engineering productivity throughout silicon bring-up, validation, and system integration.

The Team

The Hardware Platform team develops the software infrastructure, automation frameworks, and validation solutions that enable efficient testing of Graphcore's silicon and platform technologies. Working across multiple engineering disciplines, the team supports hardware bring-up, functional validation, characterization, and regression testing while continually improving automation, tooling, and engineering workflows.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test software used to validate silicon, IP blocks, and complete hardware platforms.

• Develop low-level hardware tests from architecture specifications, hardware documentation, and design requirements.