AI / ML & DataOn-siteIntern

Graduate Software Engineer, AI Compute Libraries & Performance 2027

Graphcore, owned by SoftBank Group, builds AI compute from chips and software to datacentre-scale systems. This permanent graduate role joins the AI Compute Libraries and Performance team in Bristol through a two-year programme, working on C++ libraries and compute kernels that help machine learning workloads run fast and accurately on Graphcore hardware.

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Company: Graphcore
Where: Bristol
Function: AI / ML & Data
Posted: 3 weeks ago
Team: Core
Seniority: Intern
Work mode: On-site
Categories: AI & ML DeepTech SaaS

The role

What you’ll do

Implement and improve compute kernels such as matrix multiplication, convolutions, reductions and fused operations
Profile and benchmark code to understand how threading, cache locality and memory layout affect speed
Write regression tests and numerical checks, and investigate issues in customer-facing libraries

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science or a related subject
Experience with C++11, shown through coursework, projects, research or other work
Familiarity with Python or other scripting for automation and testing
Understanding of linear algebra, numerical methods or scientific computing

Good to know: £45,000 a year, Bristol, starting September 2027. Apply by midnight on 29 November 2026; it may close early. No visa sponsorship. Up to 5% matched pension, phantom equity and an electric vehicle scheme.