Linux Engineering Lead

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

We're looking for a Linux Engineering Lead to help shape and operate the Linux platforms that underpin our engineering environments.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You'll lead a small team of engineers while driving automation, reliability and operational excellence across the Linux infrastructure used by Graphcore's engineering organisation.

You will be responsible for leading incident response, driving operational improvements, and setting standards for how Linux systems are managed and supported across the organization.

While the role includes leadership responsibilities, it will initially require a hands-on approach, including direct involvement in troubleshooting, system support, and automation efforts, while building team capability and scaling processes.

Collaborating intimately with engineering groups, platform engineers, and infrastructure experts, you will guarantee systems stay stable, efficient, and consistent with changing business and product delivery requirements.

The Team

You’ll be joining a multi-disciplinary team with strong technical skills and a very supportive culture. We work closely together, regularly share knowledge, and your skills will make a direct impact on our business. It’s an exciting and pivotal moment for us right now, with plenty of new projects ahead. If you're looking to solve interesting problems and see your work deliver real-world results, this is the team for you!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and mentor a team of Linux engineers
• Own the reliability, performance and scalability of engineering Linux environments
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps practices
• Build automation that reduces operational overhead and improves consistency
• Lead major incident response and root cause analysis activities
• Partner with software, platform and infrastructure teams to support evolving engineering requirements
• Establish standards, tooling and processes that enable systems to scale efficiently
• Improve observability, monitoring and operational visibility across the estate
• Help define the future direction of Linux platform engineering at Graphcore

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Significant experience administering Linux environments at scale
• Strong troubleshooting skills across systems, networking, storage and applications
• Experience leading engineers, projects or operational initiatives
• Strong automation and scripting skills (Python, Bash or similar)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform or Puppet
• Experience working with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience managing production incidents and driving operational improvements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• Experience supporting AI, HPC or large-scale engineering environments
• Experience with observability platforms and monitoring systems
• Experience working alongside platform engineering, SRE or DevOps teams
• Knowledge of identity and access management
• Experience building or scaling operational processes

We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.