Senior Software Engineer

Graphcore 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 shares a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. The teams include AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects focused on AI compute.

• Significant experience in firmware qualification across complex embedded systems
• Deep understanding of real time embedded systems and complex boot logic
• Experience working with hardware, debuggers, and analysers
• Strong understanding of silicon and hardware interfaces including I2C, I3C, SMBus, SPI, PCIe, DDR, and power management
• Experience with CI/CD, build tools, and modern testing practices
• Ability to debug cross-layer issues, drive root-cause investigations, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly

Nice to have:

• Transferable skills and diverse experiences are valued

• Lead firmware QA across next-generation hardware platforms
• Verify low level software behind boot, configuration, and monitoring
• Protect production firmware quality, including power sequencing and telemetry
• Create reliable gates for firmware used across teams and systems
• Design test infrastructure and build high coverage tests
• Debug issues related to hardware and analysers
• Guide best practices and mentor engineers

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship or support for visa applications is not provided for this role.