Senior Software Engineer

Graphcore; Województwo pomorskie; On-site; PLN 260,000 - 352,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Healthcare & dental

Phantom equity

Gym card (Medicover)

Life & disability insurance

Employer contribution 4%

EAP

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking engineers to build a simulator that helps engineers understand and optimise collective communication at AI scale. The role focuses on high-performance C++ development with strong Python and C skills, enabling efficient concurrent applications.

You will work in a tight-knit team enjoying regular sprints, whiteboard design, and robust testing practices. The team emphasizes face-to-face collaboration in the office, with frequent meetings, sprint planning, and quarterly

Qualifications

• Extensive professional software development experience using C++.
• Strong Python and C programming skills.
• Experience developing efficient concurrent applications using multithreading and inter-process communication.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex software systems.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as Boost.Test or Google Test.
• Proficiency with build systems such as CMake, Make or Ninja.

Responsibilities

• Develop a simulator to model collective communication at AI scale.
• Collaborate in two-week sprints with stand-ups, planning and team meetings.
• Write clean, well-documented code and perform thorough testing and debugging.

Skills

C++

Python

C

Multithreading

Inter-process communication

Boost.Test

Google Test

CMake

Job description

Salary Range: PLN 260,000 - 352,000 PLN

Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role

About The Job

Build the simulator that helps engineers understand and optimise collective communication at AI scale.

Salary Range: PLN 260,000 - 352,000 PLN

Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role

About The Job

Build the simulator that helps engineers understand and optimise collective communication at AI scale.

The team and culture

We value face-to-face interaction and make time to meet in the office frequently. The team works in two-week sprints, with three stand-ups each week, fortnightly sprint planning and a weekly team meeting.

Work is planned with input from the Technical Product Manager, covering both longer-term priorities and upcoming sprints. Engineers typically work in small groups on larger tasks or components, coordinating the work among themselves.

The team has a high level of technical expertise, with opportunities to attend thematic conferences and team outings roughly once a quarter.

What We're Looking For

• Extensive professional software development experience using C++
• Strong Python and C programming skills
• Experience developing efficient concurrent applications using multithreading and inter-process communication
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex software systems
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as Boost.Test or Google Test
• Proficiency with software build systems such as CMake, Make or Ninja

While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. If you meet most of our essential criteria, we encourage you to submit an application and showcase how your background makes you a strong candidate.

Benefits

• Flexible working: Balance your work and personal life with greater flexibility
• Comprehensive healthcare and dental cover: Premium medical and dental insurance, with the option to extend cover to your family
• Phantom equity: Share in Graphcore’s success
• Fitness and wellbeing support: A fully funded Medicover gym card, giving you access to a wide range of gyms, fitness classes and leisure centres
• Financial protection: Death and disability insurance, providing financial security for you and your loved ones
• Retirement savings: Build your financial future, with a 4% employer contribution from Graphcore, alongside your own contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Confidential advice and support for you and your family across a range of personal, financial and wellbeing matters

We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and recognise that everyone brings different strengths and perspectives. If you need any adjustments during the interview process, just let us know - we’re happy to support you.

Sponsorship

Applicants must have the legal right to work in Poland. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa applications for this role.

Join the Team at Graphcore

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute.

Ready to work on challenging problems at the intersection of software and AI hardware?