Staff System Software Engineer
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
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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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will plan, design, implement, test, and document low-level kernel drivers and user-space driver libraries. You will work with C, C++, and Python, collaborate with software and hardware engineers, participate in agile development, and support product development alongside hardware and silicon teams.
Requirements
- Industry software development experience with C, C++, or Python
- OS kernel and device driver development experience
- Linux or Windows experience
- Understanding of low-level software and hardware interactions
- Debugging and performance analysis experience
- Experience with PCIe, CPU, device drivers, SoC, firmware, or hardware/software integration
- Written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and document OS kernel and device driver software
- Participate in agile development
- Contribute to technical discussions
- Work with software and hardware engineers, architects, and stakeholders
- Support product development with hardware and silicon engineering teams
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Health cash plan
- Dental plan
- Pension matched up to 5%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance programme
- Healthy food and snacks
- On-site barista bar