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# Director of Software Architecture

- **Company:** Graphcore
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Firmware, Software Architecture, Tensorflow, High Performance Computing, Pytorch
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/graphcore/jobs/8400021002

## About the Role

* Proven experience in a leadership role.
 * Experience of working with silicon and hardware teams.
 * Technical expertise in the ML accelerator software space.
 * Excellent communication skill, both written and verbal.
 * Collaborative mindset and ability to influence.
 * Pragmatic approach to decision making, being very aware of trade-offs and implications.
 * Experience in one or more of these technologies; Firmware, Drivers, ML frameworks (PyTorch, Triton, etc), Collectives, HPC, Tooling, C & C++, CPU architectures.

Desirable

 * Demonstrable experience in a previous architecture role.

## Description

We are looking for a Director of Software Architect to lead the architectural vision of the software stack for the Graphcore ML accelerator.

In this role, you lead an architecture team that will define the software architecture for Graphcore products.

You are a thought leader and an advocate for our long-term technical vision, engaging with project stakeholder, external partners and customers to ensure alignment and clarity.

You are an excellent communicator, and you proactively convey architectural decisions and changes as the product evolves.

The Team

The software architecture team is responsible for defining, maintaining and communicating the overarching architecture of our software stack, from firmware to ML frameworks.

The team works within the wider software organisation, partnering closely with engineering teams who deliver against this architectural vision., * Communicate the long-term technical vision & strategy for the software architecture

 * Define the processes and procedures to define, agree and maintain the software architecture.
 * Act as an advocate and thought leader for the long-term technical vision across the organisation.
 * Advocate for the user experience to ensure that the software architecture results in a software stack that is easy to use.
 * Manage technical and project-level architectural risks.
 * Work closely with engineering, product, leadership, and partners to ensure alignment between business goals and architectural vision.
 * Inspire, grow, mentor and develop the software architecture team.
 * Clearly communicate the trade off's for architectural decisions that have company wide impacts.
 * Stay informed about trends and developments in the ML/software ecosystem.


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