Graphcore
Principal Datacenter Technologist
Milpitas, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- Extensive experience; no specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Defines operating models and readiness processes to introduce, deploy, service, and sustain new technologies in Graphcore’s AI data centers.
What you'll do
- Own the new-product-introduction framework and workflows across the hardware and infrastructure lifecycle.
- Set readiness criteria, operational metrics, diagnostics, and telemetry; lead readiness reviews and cross-functional issue resolution.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and communicate operational risks and recommendations to engineering and operations leaders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Extensive experience in data center infrastructure build, operations, platform deployment, or related technical fields, including leadership at Principal, Staff, or Lead Engineer scope.
- Demonstrated experience defining new-product-introduction processes, workflows, and readiness criteria in large-scale data center or infrastructure environments.
- Broad systems knowledge and hands-on Linux experience, including scripting or automation for diagnostics, telemetry, configuration, and health information.
Nice to have
- Experience operating or supporting high-density AI or high-performance computing systems at fleet scale.
- Experience with rack-as-a-system architectures, direct liquid cooling, high-power racks, and safe deployment and service controls.
Tools
Linux
AI focus
Operational readiness, deployment, diagnostics, and fleet support for AI compute and data center infrastructure.
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