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Site Reliability Engineering Lead

Graphcore · Austin, Texas, United States · On-site

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About Graphcore

Graphcore has built a new type of processor for machine intelligence to accelerate machine learning and AI applications for a world of intelligent machines. Backed by Air Street.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineering leader to build and lead a new SRE organization responsible for the production operation of a rapidly scaling AI supercomputing platform. The environment combines highly customized compute, high-performance networking, storage and supporting infrastructure, and will grow through multiple phases of deployment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Significant experience leading or building an SRE, Production Engineering, Infrastructure Reliability, or comparable function supporting large-scale, highly available production infrastructure
  • Experience taking a new or rapidly evolving platform through production readiness, launch, stabilization, and ongoing operation
  • Experience building and operating sustainable 24x7x365 production support or on-call organizations
  • Strong understanding of modern Site Reliability Engineering principles, including SLOs, incident management, observability, automation, toil reduction, capacity management, and production readiness
  • Strong incident leadership experience, including managing high-severity, multi-team production incidents under significant time pressure
  • A strong systems engineering background with a working understanding of Linux, networking, storage, distributed systems, automation, and production infrastructure
More about this role

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.

Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies.

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineering leader to build and lead a new SRE organization responsible for the production operation of a rapidly scaling AI supercomputing platform. The environment combines highly customized compute, high-performance networking, storage and supporting infrastructure, and will grow through multiple phases of deployment.

This is a rare opportunity to establish the reliability function for a new platform from the ground up. The platform and its operational model are being developed in...

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