Graduate System QA Engineer — Low-Level Testing & CI (Flexible)

Graphcore; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Income Protection

Career Progression

Wellbeing

Job summary

Graphcore in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a Graduate Software Engineer for System Software QA. You’ll design and develop tests for low-level firmware, Linux kernel drivers and platform tools, and play a key role in improving test coverage.

During the two-year programme you’ll deepen your systems knowledge, contribute to CI pipelines across platforms, and collaborate with experienced engineers to translate findings into software improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Maths, Data Science or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Knowledge of low-level software testing, virtualization, hypervisor concepts or automation pipelines would be useful.
• Experience with Linux internals and firmware is beneficial.
• Clear written and verbal communication, collaborative approach and ownership of quality work.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop tests for low-level firmware, Linux kernel drivers and platform tools.
• Maintain and improve continuous integration pipelines across different platforms.
• Collaborate with System Software teams to strengthen test-driven development and resolve engineering problems.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux internals

QA testing

CI pipelines

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Maths, Data Science, or related field

Job description

Graphcore in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a Graduate Software Engineer for System Software QA. You’ll design and develop tests for low-level firmware, Linux kernel drivers and platform tools, and play a key role in improving test coverage.

During the two-year programme you’ll deepen your systems knowledge, contribute to CI pipelines across platforms, and collaborate with experienced engineers to translate findings into software improvements.