The System Software group comprises the Firmware team, the Drivers and Utilities team and the System QA team. We are responsible for the enablement of all silicon and hardware platforms produced by our colleagues at Graphcore. Our aim is to produce high quality software and APIs that enable the wider software team to utilise our products efficiently and effectively. The Firmware and Drivers teams form the foundation of the Graphcore software stack, upon which all our customer‑facing systems are built and run.
Responsibilities
* Write code to Graphcore standards
* Ensure all code written has the appropriate unit tests created for it
* Participate in code reviews individually and as part of the team
* Participate in Scrum ceremonies
* Manually test code written by self and others
* Maintain our Continuous Integration system and fix when broken
Qualifications
* Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field.
* Previous experience with low‑level software including embedded or device drivers. This could be a personal or university project
* Basic understanding of electronics including the ability to read and understand schematics and datasheets
* Introductory experience with any of the following languages: C, C++, Python
* Awareness of Continuous Integration systems such as Jenkins
* Experience using Git for managing source code, raising and reviewing Pull Requests, merging branches
Desirable Experience
* Previously experience with hardware, perhaps with PCI cards or PC motherboards
* Has contributed to open‑source projects
* Has designed and built own hardware and controlled it from a host (e.g. Linux‑based system)
* Has an interest in how hardware and software platforms interact
About Graphcore
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 a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world's most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. Graphcore's teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Flexible working
* Generous annual leave policy
* Private medical insurance and health cash plan
* Dental plan
* Pension (matched up to 5%)
* Life assurance and income protection
* Generous parental leave policy
* Employee assistance programme (includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support)
* Healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office
* Own barista bar
* Inclusive work environment and equal opportunity process
* Flexible approach to interview and reasonable adjustments
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