Graduate Firmware Engineer
Molten Ventures (formerly Draper Esprit) is a European venture capital firm that has spent twenty years backing founders and innovators driving Europe's technology transformation. It invests capital alongside experience, energy, and partnership to help visionary technology companies scale, serving high-growth startups and scale-ups across Europe.
About Molten Ventures
Molten Ventures is a publicly listed venture capital firm focused on backing visionary founders building Europe's technology future. Beyond providing capital, the firm offers portfolio companies experience, energy, and partnership to help them scale faster and go further. Its portfolio includes companies that have collectively reached more than 50 million customers, crossed the $200m ARR mark, sold more than 7 million devices, and achieved notable public market outcomes including IPOs at market caps of £1bn and nearly £9bn. The firm operates seed funds, evaluates new investment opportunities and pitch decks from founders, maintains an investor portal for its shareholders, and publishes sustainability reporting covering responsible investment and portfolio engagement practices.
Skills
About the Role
You will start your firmware career working on the code that brings AI hardware to life. You will help develop the low-level software that starts, monitors and supports Graphcore products. You will learn how firmware connects silicon, hardware, drivers and datacentre systems, helping products boot correctly, communicate clearly and run reliably. You will contribute to code, tests, reviews and technical discussions with firmware, drivers, hardware and partner teams, and build practical skills in C, Python, embedded systems, debugging, build systems and continuous integration. You do not need to arrive as an expert — you will own well-scoped tasks, get clear feedback and build confidence through real product work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field
- Introductory experience with C or Python, gained through study, projects, internships, hobbies or work experience
- Understanding of continuous integration, build systems or software packaging fundamentals
- Interest in embedded software, hardware bring-up, device drivers, operating systems or server platforms
- Ability to learn through debugging, code reviews, technical feedback and practical problem solving
- Curiosity, ownership and motivation to start your career close to hardware and AI compute
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK; no visa sponsorship provided
Responsibilities
- Develop low-level firmware that starts, monitors and supports Graphcore products
- Help products boot correctly, communicate clearly and run reliably
- Contribute to code, tests and reviews
- Participate in technical discussions with firmware, drivers, hardware and partner teams
- Own well-scoped tasks and build confidence through real product work
- Ask questions, share ideas and help improve how the team works
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity
- Free food and on-site barista
- Income protection and life assurance
- Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and dental cover
- Optional dental cover
- Health cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Give as you earn