Graduate Systems Software Engineer – Low-Level Drivers

Graphcore Early Careers; West of England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food on-site

On-site barista

Pension matching

Phantom equity

Flexible benefits

EV salary sacrifice

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Cycle to work

Job summary

Graphcore Early Careers is inviting applications for a Graduate Software Engineer in the Drivers and Utilities team in Bristol. You will join a two-year learning program, tackle challenging tasks from day one, and help shape software that powers Graphcore hardware.

You’ll work on kernel drivers and user-space libraries, collaborating with hardware and software teams, writing tests, and contributing to CI. The programme emphasizes ownership, curiosity, and ongoing feedback.

Qualifications

• Experience with low-level software such as embedded software or device drivers.
• Introductory coding in C, C++ or Python.
• Practical Git experience including branches, PRs, reviews, and merges.

Responsibilities

• Help plan, build, test and improve kernel drivers and user space driver libraries.
• Write code to Graphcore standards and create unit tests.
• Contribute to CI and participate in design discussions.

Skills

Low-level software

Embedded software

Device drivers

Git experience

C/C++/Python

CI with Jenkins

Tools

Linux kernel

Makefiles

GCC

Python tooling

Job description

Graphcore Early Careers is inviting applications for a Graduate Software Engineer in the Drivers and Utilities team in Bristol. You will join a two-year learning program, tackle challenging tasks from day one, and help shape software that powers Graphcore hardware.

You’ll work on kernel drivers and user-space libraries, collaborating with hardware and software teams, writing tests, and contributing to CI. The programme emphasizes ownership, curiosity, and ongoing feedback.