Staff SoC Architect
Graphcore is a SoftBank-owned AI-compute company developing AI processors, systems, and software for machine-learning workloads.
Funding history
About Graphcore
Graphcore develops Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) and the Poplar SDK for building and running machine-learning applications. It continues operating under the Graphcore name as a wholly owned SoftBank Group subsidiary.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will translate product requirements into specifications for integrated high-performance silicon devices. You will own subsystem architecture, modelling, validation, and evaluation; assess third-party IP; define subsystem integration; and support silicon bring-up, characterisation, and evaluation. You will resolve complex bugs, improve engineering processes, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
- Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject
- Understanding of computer and SoC architecture
- Experience writing technical specifications
- Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes
- Ability to explain design choices and work across engineering teams
- Confidence working across programming languages
- Ability to take ownership of technical problems
- Legal right to work in the UK
Responsibilities
- Translate product requirements into silicon-device specifications
- Own subsystem architecture, modelling, validation, and evaluation
- Assess third-party hard and soft IP
- Specify subsystem integration across the platform
- Contribute to silicon bring-up, characterisation, and evaluation
- Resolve complex bugs and improve engineering processes
- Mentor engineers
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity
- Free food
- On-site barista
- Income protection
- Life assurance
- Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Dental cover
- Health cash plan
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Give-as-you-earn scheme