Graphcore

Graduate Software Engineer, System Software QA 2027

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Cambridge, United KingdomEntry Level

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop tests for firmware, Linux kernel drivers, and platform tools.
  • Investigate defects and technical issues and provide clear feedback to system software development teams.
  • Maintain and improve continuous integration pipelines across different platforms.
  • Configure hardware connections in the lab and build automation pipelines to run tests and process results.
  • Collaborate with development teams to improve software quality from design through delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Maths, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Experience working with Linux internals and/or firmware.
  • Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
  • Clear written and verbal communication and a collaborative, practical approach to solving technical problems.
  • Knowledge of low-level software testing, virtualisation, hypervisor concepts, or automation pipelines is desirable but not essential.
  • Relevant skills may be demonstrated through coursework, a dissertation, personal or team projects, research, or other experience.

Benefits

  • Permanent role with a two-year graduate programme and hands-on learning.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Up to 5% matched pension contribution, phantom equity, income protection, and life assurance.
  • Designed office spaces, free food, and an on-site barista.
  • Electric vehicle scheme through salary sacrifice.
  • Flexible benefits including private medical insurance, dental cover, health cash plan, cycle to work scheme, and give as you earn.
  • Based in Bristol or Cambridge, UK, starting September 2027.

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About Graphcore

501-1,000 employees

Graphcore designs and sells Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs), systems, and a full software stack for training and inference of AI models in data centers and research labs. Revenue comes from hardware systems and associated software tools and services, used for workloads across NLP, computer vision, and graph neural networks. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, the company is part of SoftBank Group and focuses on on‑prem and cloud deployments.

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