Staff UEFI Engineer
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About us
Graphcoreis one of the worlds leading innovators in Artificial Intelligencecompute. 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 GroupGraphcoreis a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the worlds most transformative technologies. Together they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.
Graphcoresteams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists silicon designers softwareengineersand systems architectsGraphcoreenjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Staff UEFI Engineer to design develop and deploy UEFI-based firmware for Graphcores hyperscale AI server platforms.
This role focuses on developing system firmware responsible for platform initialization hardware configuration and reliability features across large-scale data center deployments.
The Team
Graphcoreis a globallyrecognisedleader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and datacentrehardware that provide thespecialisedprocessing power needed to drive AI innovation while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.
The Firmware Engineering team develops the foundational firmware responsible for platform initialization hardware configuration and system reliability acrossGraphcoresAI compute infrastructure.
The team collaborates with silicon engineering hardware design teams BMC firmware teams validation engineers and platform architects to enable reliable server platform bring-up and operation.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Design develop and deploy UEFI-based firmware for hyperscale server platforms.
- Collaborate with ODM partners throughout the design lifecycle from concept to mass production.
- Integrate UEFI firmware into CI/CDpipelinesenabling automated builds regression testing and static analysis.
- Develop firmware functionality supporting platform initialization including CPU memory PCIe and system interconnects.
- Implement system firmware security features including root of trust secure boot chains and signed firmware updates.
- Develop platform firmware features supporting server reliability availability and serviceability (RAS).
- Build firmware interfaces supporting telemetry firmware updates and system management capabilities.
- Collaborate with hardware BMC security and validation teams to ensure full platform integration.
- Debug and perform root cause analysis for firmware and hardware issues across lab and production environments.
Candidate Profile
Essential
- Bachelors orMasters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related discipline.
- 10 years of experience developing UEFI or BIOS firmware for server platforms.
- Strongexpertisewith UEFITianoCore and firmware architecture design.
- Experience developing firmware solutions for hyperscale or cloud data center environments.
- Strong programming skills in C/C.
- Deep understanding of DDR memory training cache coherency protocols and PCIe subsystems.
- Strong knowledge of server platform architecture including power delivery thermal management sensors and FRUs.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for firmware development.
- Experience debugging system firmware using logic analyzers JTAG GDB and similar tools.
Desirable
- Experience developing UEFI firmware for ARM-based server platforms.
- Experience with EDK II codebase development and upstream contribution.
- Experience working with ODM/JDM partners on server platform development programs.
- Experience delivering firmware for hyperscale cloud deployments and production environments.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; were 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
