Software Engineering Summer Intern, Drivers and Utilities 2027

BristolInternship£30k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10

On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Develop low-level drivers and utilities connecting Graphcore's AI hardware with machine learning software, focusing on kernel and user-space development.

Role type

Software Engineering Intern (Drivers and Utilities)

Builds

Drivers and utilities for Graphcore Poplar AI hardware

Domain

AI hardware / System Software

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Low-level programming (C/C++/Python), Embedded code experience, Device driver development, Basic electronics knowledge (schematics/datasheets), Continuous integration (Jenkins), Git

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

C, C++, Python, Jenkins, Git

Responsibilities

Write code for drivers and utilities, Add unit tests, Manually test changes, Maintain continuous integration pipelines, Fix issues

Seniority

Intern

About Graphcore

Semiconductor Manufacturing722Bristol, Bristol, GBFounded 2016

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has th