Senior BMC Firmware Engineer

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 ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior BMC Firmware Engineer to develop and support next-generation Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware for Graphcore’s AI server platforms.

This role will focus on building secure, scalable, and cloud-ready platform management infrastructure across hyperscale AI systems. The successful candidate will contribute to OpenBMC firmware development from hardware bring-up through production deployment, enabling advanced telemetry, firmware lifecycle management, and platform orchestration capabilities across large-scale AI infrastructure.

The ideal candidate combines strong expertise in OpenBMC, Linux-based firmware development, server platform architecture, and low-level hardware integration with excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills.

The Team

The Systems Firmware and Platform Engineering teams are responsible for delivering the foundational firmware infrastructure powering Graphcore’s AI compute systems.

The team works closely with silicon engineering, server platform architects, hardware engineering, ODM/JDM partners, and data center operations teams to design, develop, validate, and deploy scalable platform management solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure.

This collaborative environment enables rapid innovation across server management, telemetry, firmware security, and fleet-scale deployment technologies while supporting the operational reliability of Graphcore’s AI platforms from early bring-up through production deployment.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and maintain OpenBMC firmware for cloud-scale ready server platforms, from hardware bring-up to production deployment. Strong hands-on experience with the OpenBMC stack is required.
• Enable hardware integration including power, sensors, FRU inventory, and PCIe/NVLink device management.
• Build and maintain manageability interfaces using D-Bus, Redfish, PLDM, and MCTP.
• Support firmware security features including Root of Trust, secure/measured boot, and SPDM attestation.
• Contribute to multi-component firmware update frameworks with A/B redundancy and rollback protection across BMC, BIOS, GPUs, and NICs.
• Develop telemetry and observability capabilities for platform monitoring and diagnostics.
• Collaborate with silicon vendors and ODM partners throughout platform development and manufacturing ramp.
• Contribute to OpenBMC upstream and industry standards initiatives including DMTF, Redfish, and SPDM.
• Support CI/CD infrastructure, Yocto builds, automated testing, and firmware validation workflows.
• Perform system-level debug across hardware and firmware in lab and production environments.
• Contribute to and support lab development, maintenance, hardware handling, and logistics activities.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of BMC firmware development for server or data center platforms.
• Deep expertise in OpenBMC, including D-Bus services, Yocto/BitBake, and platform integration.
• Strong programming skills in C++, C, Linux kernel/user-space, and scripting languages including Python and Bash.
• Experience with Redfish, PLDM, SPDM, MCTP, and IPMI.
• Solid understanding of server hardware architecture including power systems, thermals, sensors, and FRUs.
• Experience with system interfaces and buses including I²C, I3C, SPI, PCIe, and related platform control interfaces.
• Experience with BIOS–BMC interactions, telemetry, RAS, and firmware lifecycle management.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for firmware development and validation.
• Strong system debugging skills using JTAG, GDB, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with firmware security concepts including Root of Trust, secure boot, and signed firmware updates.
• Familiarity with hardware schematics and logical hardware debugging methodologies.

Desirable

• Experience developing OpenBMC for ARM-based server platforms in hyperscale environments.
• Hands-on experience with the OpenBMC codebase, including platform bring-up and upstream contributions.
• Experience working with ODM/JDM partners across the platform lifecycle.
• Experience delivering firmware for large-scale cloud deployments and fleet update infrastructure.

USA Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing and financial future. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), disability and life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, commuter benefits, wellness services and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). 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.