Graphcore

Senior Software Engineer

Graphcore
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2 months ago
Cambridge, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and run tests for Linux device drivers, user-space libraries, and platform tools.
  • Validate low-level software through component, system, user acceptance, and cross-stack testing.
  • Shape test strategy, infrastructure, coverage, and automated testing practices.
  • Debug complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, drivers, and higher-level software.
  • Collaborate with development, hardware, firmware, ML stack, Kubernetes, and cloud management teams.
  • Guide best practices, influence technical decisions, and raise engineering and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Deep experience validating Linux kernels and/or device drivers.
  • Strong test development skills in C++ and Python.
  • Experience with CI/CD, build tools, and modern automated testing practices.
  • Ability to debug complex cross-layer issues using hardware and software tools.
  • Experience shaping test strategy, infrastructure, and coverage for production software.
  • Clear communication skills and the judgment to influence technical decisions across teams.
  • Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Generous leave.
  • Up to 5% matched pension contributions.
  • Phantom equity.
  • Designed office spaces, free food, and an on-site barista.
  • Income protection and life assurance.
  • Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and dental cover.
  • Optional dental cover, health cash plan, cycle-to-work scheme, and give-as-you-earn scheme.
Graphcore

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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