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Graphcore

Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.

About Graphcore

Graphcore (graphcore.ai) is a British semiconductor company building Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) for AI workloads. Founded in Bristol in 2016, it was acquired by SoftBank in 2024. It is a portfolio company of Molten Ventures.

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About the Role

You will validate high-performance AI chips and platforms from FPGA and emulator stages through first silicon. You will develop bare-metal C/C++ tests, Python automation and regression suites, debug failures, analyze results, improve validation infrastructure, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and provide technical guidance to other engineers.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in bare-metal or embedded C/C++
  • Good knowledge of digital ASICs
  • Experience with post-silicon validation in digital ASIC environments
  • Python and Linux knowledge
  • Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, analytical and diagnostic skills
  • Driver-level experience with PCIe, Ethernet, memory technologies or other peripherals is desirable
  • Knowledge of mixed-signal building blocks and communication protocols is desirable
  • Experience with Arm CPUs, system IP, debug tools and AMBA protocols is desirable

Responsibilities

  • Plan, design, develop and debug silicon validation tests in bare-metal C/C++
  • Deploy and debug silicon validation tests on first silicon
  • Develop Python automation frameworks and regression test suites
  • Collaborate with engineers from multiple disciplines
  • Implement best practices and continuous improvements to test methodologies
  • Analyze test results and debug failures and defects
  • Contribute to shared test and validation infrastructure
  • Provide feedback to architects
  • Lead, mentor and provide technical guidance to engineering team members

Benefits

  • Flexible working
  • Generous annual leave
  • Private medical insurance
  • Health cash plan
  • Dental plan
  • Pension matched up to 5%
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Generous parental leave
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Healthy food and snacks
  • On-site barista bar
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