Staff Software Engineer - AI Compute Libraries & Performance

Graphcore; Województwo pomorskie; On-site; PLN 260,000 - 474,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Healthcare and dental

Phantom equity

Gym card

Death and disability insurance

Retirement savings

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Graphcore in Gdańsk seeks a Staff/Senior Software Engineer to build high-performance AI compute libraries and optimise compute kernels. You will write C++ and Python, profile on Linux, and balance memory, threading and numerical correctness with hands-on engineering ownership.

You will guide technical direction, review designs, mentor peers, and help customers achieve better AI performance on Graphcore hardware. This is not a fully remote role.

Qualifications

• Excellent C++ and Python skills with experience building performance-sensitive software.
• Strong understanding of processor architectures, Linux profiling and low-level optimisation.
• Proven technical leadership, including guiding engineering direction, reviewing designs and mentoring others.
• Ability to balance hands-on implementation with broader ownership and team impact.
• Experience with numerical correctness, benchmarking, regression testing or validation.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise high-performance compute kernels for AI workloads.
• Write C++ and Python, profile on Linux and make trade-offs across memory, threading and numerical behaviour.
• Guide technical direction, review designs and help engineers make better decisions.
• This role offers deep technical ownership while staying hands-on in engineering work.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux profiling

Performance optimization

Technical leadership

Numerical correctness

Mentoring

Job description

Staff: PLN 350,700 - 474,400

Senior: PLN 260,400 - 352,200

Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role - we currently have multiple positions available at both Senior and Staff level.

Location: Gdańsk. This role is not available as fully remote.

About The Job

Build the AI compute libraries that turn next-generation hardware into real performance.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design and optimise high-performance compute kernels for AI workloads. You will work across linear algebra, tensor operations, numerical correctness and low-level performance.

Your work will help customers get more from advanced AI hardware. That means shaping the libraries behind faster, more reliable AI systems at scale.

You will write C++ and Python, profile on Linux and make hard trade-offs across memory, threading and numerical behaviour. You will also guide technical direction, review designs and help engineers make better decisions.

This role suits someone who wants deep technical ownership without moving away from hands-on engineering.

What we’re looking for

• Excellent C++ and Python skills, with experience building performance-sensitive software
• Strong understanding of processor architectures, Linux profiling and low-level optimisation
• Proven technical leadership, including guiding engineering direction, reviewing designs and mentoring others
• Ability to balance hands-on implementation with broader ownership and team impact
• Experience with numerical correctness, benchmarking, regression testing or validation
• Clear communication, strong judgement and the confidence to challenge ideas constructively

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.