EngineeringOn-siteIntern

Graduate Software Engineer, Drivers and Utilities 2027

Graphcore, owned by SoftBank Group, builds AI compute from chips and software to datacentre-scale systems. This permanent graduate role joins the Drivers and Utilities team in Bristol through a two-year programme, helping build and test the kernel drivers and user-space driver libraries that let the rest of the software stack use Graphcore hardware.

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

The role

What you’ll do

Help plan, build, test and improve kernel drivers and user-space driver libraries
Write code to team standards, add unit tests, review colleagues' code and test changes by hand
Support the continuous integration system and take part in technical design discussions

What you’ll need

Some low-level software experience, such as embedded code, device drivers or a relevant project
Basic electronics knowledge, including reading schematics and datasheets
Introductory coding experience in C, C++ or Python
Practical Git experience with branches, pull requests and merges, and awareness of CI tools such as Jenkins

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.