Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability (Analysis)

<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Salary Range: PLN 350,700 - 474,400 + Benefits + Equity</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role.</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Location: Gdańsk - Hybrid Working Policy - 2-3 Days per week in office</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About Graphcore</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">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. </span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;">&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job Summary<br><br></strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We turn measurements from large-scale systems into engineering decisions. Our team runs workloads on Linux clusters (from rack scale upwards) and collects detailed performance and reliability data. The key challenge is interpreting these results correctly and deciding whether a system is ready for production.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You will work on:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Analysing results from measurements of distributed systems</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Understanding performance variability and repeatability</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Defining what “normal” and “acceptable” system behaviour looks like</span></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Typical work includes:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working with measurement data from compute, network, and ML workloads</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Analysing results produced by automated test frameworks (e.g. pytest-based systems)</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comparing results across runs, configurations, and system scales</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Helping define thresholds for pass/fail decisions</span></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You may also:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Influence how measurements are designed to produce better data</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Improve how results are stored, queried, and interpreted</span></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>This is not a traditional data analysis or BI role. The focus is on understanding system behaviour and supporting engineering decisions.</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>We are looking for engineers who:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Are comfortable working with real-world, imperfect data</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Can reason about distributed systems performance</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Focus on evidence and correctness rather than presentation</span></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Selection criteria:</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our engineers typically bring significant practical experience and sound engineering judgement. Depth in one area is valued, but the ability to work across boundaries is equally important.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Essential</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong software engineering experience, typically gained across multiple projects or&nbsp;systems over several years</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working in<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Linux-based environments</strong>, ideally with distributed or high-performance systems</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Python</strong></span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>automation and CI/CD systems</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(e.g. GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to design, implement, and run experiments or tests that produce meaningful results</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>interpret results and communicate findings clearly</strong>, with an emphasis on&nbsp;accuracy and usefulness to decision-making</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable working in areas where requirements are not fully defined and judgement is&nbsp;required</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Desirable</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>large-scale or distributed systems</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(e.g. clusters, cloud&nbsp;platforms, HPC environments)</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with performance, reliability, or systems-level testing/measurement</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>pytest or similar frameworks</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>for structured test/measurement execution</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience analysing<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>system behaviour under load</strong>(compute, network, or ML workloads)</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with containerisation, orchestration, or provisioning systems (e.g.&nbsp;Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack)</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in other applications programming languages (e.g. C++)</span></li> <li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Exposure to data analysis, statistics, or interpreting variability in results</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <h2 style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Benefits</strong></span></h2> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">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. &nbsp;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.<br><br></span></p> <h2 style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Sponsorship</strong></span></h2> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the Poland. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>