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  

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team 

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs 

• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions 

• When required, guiding silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to ensure implementation correctness  

• Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors 

• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations 

• Manages queries for the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required 

• Drives delivery of technical objectives 

• Advise on planning for infrastructure and processes 

• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups  

• Mentors' technical engineers  

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices 

• Strong software development experience 

• Solid understanding of complex computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Strong experience in the writing of technical specifications 

• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player 

• Ability to work across teams and programming languages 

Desirable 

• Architecture modelling experience in Python/C++/Rust 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks 

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, annual leave policy, medical and dental health plans, a gym card and employee pension (matched up to 4%). We review our benefits on a yearly basis to ensure we offer a valuable and rewarding benefits programme to our employees.  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.

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  

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Defines team infrastructure and processes  

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs 

• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions 

• When required, providing technical knowledge silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to ensure implementation correctness  

• Good experience potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors 

• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations 

• Manages queries for the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required 

• Drives delivery and planning of technical objectives 

• Advise in planning for infrastructure and processes  

• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups 

• Mentors' senior technical engineers  

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices 

• Strong software development experience 

• Solid understanding of complex computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Strong experience in writing and developing technical specifications 

• In depth knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be a self-starter, able to motivate and support team members  

• Ability to work across teams and programming languages 

Desirable 

• Architecture modelling experience in Python/C++/Rust 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks 

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, annual leave policy, medical and dental health plans, a gym card and employee pension (matched up to 4%). We review our benefits on a yearly basis to ensure we offer a valuable and rewarding benefits programme to our employees.  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.

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  

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. 

The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team 

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs 

• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions 

• Understanding of how to collaborate with silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to demonstrate awareness and options for implementation correctness 

• Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors 

• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations 

• Contribute to the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required 

• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups 

• Implement improvements to infrastructure and processes 

• Assist with complex debugging activities 

• Mentors Engineers with technical queries 

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Solid understanding of computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Good experience in the writing of technical specifications 

• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player 
• Ability to work across teams and programming languages 

Desirable 

• Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Low-level software experience, embedded C 
  
  
• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, annual leave policy, medical and dental health plans, a gym card and employee pension (matched up to 4%). We review our benefits on a yearly basis to ensure we offer a valuable and rewarding benefits programme to our employees.  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.

Graphcore

Senior Principal AI SoC Validation (Bring-up lead)

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.  

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. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru which will play a central role in Graphcore's work building the future of AI computing.  

We are developing the next generation of AI compute, a large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power future high-performance AI systems. As the SoC Validation Lead, you will be responsible for enabling pre-production software to run reliably on new silicon quickly and efficiently, before showing that the silicon meets the highest standards of quality, reliability and functionality, ready for production deployment.

You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC, working across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. The role requires a deep technical understanding, strong hands-on debug experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define and lead post-silicon validation strategy
  Develop and refine the overall post-silicon validation approach for our AI SoCs, ensuring reliable and timely delivery of validated silicon, architectural correctness, feature robustness, and at-scale system reliability.
• Drive cross-domain debug and issue resolution
  Lead investigation and resolution of complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, operating systems, and platform interactions. Ensure that fixes are effective and sustainable.
• Promote collaboration and shared understanding
  Work closely with design, software, and validation teams to align on quality objectives and debug priorities. Use data-driven insights and clear communication to maintain focus and alignment across teams.
• Advance automation and scalable validation
  Encourage the use of emulation, prototyping, and large-scale validation infrastructure to improve coverage and reduce time to debug.
• Support continuous improvement
  Foster a culture that values learning, transparency, and improvement in validation methods, automation, and analysis.
• Engage with leadership and customers
  Provide clear and concise updates on validation progress, risks, and quality indicators to executive teams and key partners. Contribute to product readiness assessments and roadmap decisions.

About you

• A systems thinker comfortable working across hardware, software, and integration boundaries.
• A collaborative leader who builds trust and alignment across diverse teams.
• Skilled in technical problem solving and debugging complex post-silicon issues.
• A clear communicator who can simplify complexity and support sound decision-making in fast-paced environments.
• Committed to developing people and promoting an inclusive, high-performing team culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• 15 - 20 years in silicon, system, or platform validation, including 5-10 years in technical leadership.
• Proven experience leading post-silicon validation and bring-up for complex SoCs (AI, GPU, or CPU).
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, coherency protocols, power management, and interconnects.
• Expertise in debug tools, DFT infrastructure, and validation automation frameworks.
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, and Linux-based environments; experience with large-scale validation clusters is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to play a central role in developing an advanced AI compute platform that pushes the boundaries of performance and efficiency. You will be part of a highly skilled and motivated team, working on technology that will have a significant impact across future AI systems.

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 

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. 

The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team 

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs
• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions
• Collaborating with silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to ensure implementation correctness
• Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors
• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations
• Contribute to the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required
• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups
• Implement discussed infrastructure and processes improvements agreed with team 
• Assist with debugging activities
• Mentoring junior engineers 

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Solid understanding of computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Experienced in the writing of technical specifications 

• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player 

• Ability to work across teams and programming languages
   

Desirable 

• Experience in the technical specification of silicon SoC devices 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Low-level software experience, embedded C 

• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks 

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, annual leave policy, medical and dental health plans, a gym card and employee pension (matched up to 4%). We review our benefits on a yearly basis to ensure we offer a valuable and rewarding benefits programme to our employees.  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.