2026 Graduate Software Engineer - Drivers Cambridge, UK

Job description

2026 Graduate Software Engineer - DriversCambridge, UK

About usGraphcore is one of the world's leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world's most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore's teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.

Job SummaryThe System Software group comprises of the Firmware team, the Drivers and Utilities team and, the System QA team. We are responsible for the enablement of all silicon and hardware platforms produced by our colleagues at Graphcore. Our aim is to produce high quality software and APIs that enable the wider software team to utilise our products efficiently and effectively. The Firmware and Drivers teams form the foundation of the Graphcore software stack, upon which all our customer-facing systems are built and run.

The TeamThe Drivers and Utilities team develop kernel and user space software to allow our customers to get maximum performance and utility from our unique hardware. We work closely with the software engineering team developing our Poplar SDK to support machine learning applications and with silicon and hardware engineers to fully exploit the capabilities of our Graphcore IPU solution.

Responsibilities and Duties

Write code to Graphcore standards

Ensure all code written has the appropriate unit tests created for

Participate in code reviews individually and as part of the teamManually test code written by self and others

Maintain our Continuous Integration system and fix when broken

Contribute to and take part in technical design discussions with team members

Candidate Profile

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field.

Previous experience with low-level software including embedded or device drivers. This could be a personal or university project

Basic understanding of electronics including the ability to read and understand schematics and datasheets

Introductory experience with any of the following languages: C, C++, Python

Awareness of Continuous Integration systems such as Jenkins

Experience using Git for managing source code, raising and reviewing Pull Requests, merging branches

Previously experience with hardware, perhaps with PCI cards or PC motherboards

Has contributed to open-source projects

Has designed and built own hardware and controlled it from a host (e.g. Linux-based system)

Has an interest in how hardware and software platforms interact

BenefitsIn addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we're committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cambridge

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Profession type

Logistics jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English