Graduate Software Engineer, System Software QA 2027

Graphcore

Bristol, UK; Cambridge, UKFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10

On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Validate low-level firmware, Linux kernel drivers, and platform tools to ensure Graphcore's AI systems run reliably.

Role type

Graduate System Software QA Engineer

Builds

Test suites, automation pipelines, and feedback loops for system software

Domain

AI Compute Hardware / System Software

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Linux internals, Firmware development, C/C++, Python, Test design, Debugging, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Design and develop tests for firmware and drivers, investigate software issues, maintain continuous integration pipelines, collaborate with development teams on test-driven development

Seniority

Graduate (Entry-level, 2-year learning programme)

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