Hardware Engineering Graduate Programme

SAAB; Leiston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company located in Leiston, England, is looking for a talented software engineer to join its System Software group. The role involves writing code, conducting unit tests, and participating in various software development practices. Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science, experience with low-level software, and familiarity with C, C++, or Python. Benefits include flexible working, health plans, and a generous leave policy, making it an attractive opportunity for qualified applicants.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous annual leave policy

Private medical insurance

Dental plan

Pension (matched up to 5%)

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Ability to write code to established standards and create appropriate unit tests.
• Experience with code reviews and familiarity with Git for source code management.
• Basic understanding of electronics and reading schematics.

Responsibilities

• Write code to Graphcore standards.
• Participate in code reviews and Scrum ceremonies.
• Manually test code written by self and others.

Skills

Low-level software development

Embedded systems

C

C++

Python

Git

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science or related field

Tools

Continuous Integration systems (Jenkins)

Job description

Overview

The System Software group comprises the Firmware team, the Drivers and Utilities team and the System QA team. We are responsible for the enablement of all silicon and hardware platforms produced by our colleagues at Graphcore. Our aim is to produce high quality software and APIs that enable the wider software team to utilise our products efficiently and effectively. The Firmware and Drivers teams form the foundation of the Graphcore software stack, upon which all our customer‑facing systems are built and run. The Drivers and Utilities team develop kernel and user‑space software to allow our customers to get maximum performance and utility from our unique hardware. We work closely with the software engineering team developing our Poplar SDK to support machine learning applications and with silicon and hardware engineers to fully exploit the capabilities of our Graphcore IPU solution.

Responsibilities

• Write code to Graphcore standards
• Ensure all code written has the appropriate unit tests created for it
• Participate in code reviews individually and as part of the team
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies
• Manually test code written by self and others
• Maintain our Continuous Integration system and fix when broken
• Contribute to and take part in technical design discussions with team members

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science or related field
• Previous experience with low‑level software including embedded or device drivers (personal or university project)
• Basic understanding of electronics including ability to read schematics and datasheets
• Introductory experience with any of the following languages: C, C++, Python
• Awareness of Continuous Integration systems such as Jenkins
• Experience using Git for managing source code, raising and reviewing Pull Requests, merging branches

Desirable

• Experience with hardware, such as PCI cards or PC motherboards
• Contribution to open‑source projects
• Design and build own hardware and control it from a host (e.g., Linux‑based system)
• Interest in how hardware and software platforms interact

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (including health, mental wellbeing and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we are committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal‑opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.