Staff System Software Engineer

Graphcore; Województwo pomorskie; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 474,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave policy

Medical and dental health plans

Gym card

Employee pension (matched up to 4%)

Job summary

Graphcore, located in Województwo pomorskie, Poland, is seeking a software developer for its drivers and utilities team. You will design and implement low-level kernel drivers using C/C++/Python, contributing to one of the most exciting fields in AI technology.

This role offers a competitive salary plus benefits like annual leave, health plans, and a gym card. The team values effective communication, diverse backgrounds, and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven industry experience in software development using C/C++/Python.
• Experience with OS Kernel and Device Driver development in Linux or Windows.
• Knowledge of hardware layer interactions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test and document OS Kernel and Device Driver software.
• Work as part of a scrum team to develop software at pace.
• Communicate and contribute to technical discussions with peers.

Skills

Software development using C/C++/Python

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication

Tools

Debug and performance analysis tools

Job description

Salary Range: PLN 350,000 - 474,000

Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack—from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long‑term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast‑growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world, bringing together bright minds to solve tough problems.

Job Summary

As a member of the drivers and utilities team you will contribute to the planning, design, implementation and testing of low‑level kernel drivers and user‑space driver library code. You will be part of one of two teams in the system software department and report to the drivers and utilities team manager.

The Team

The drivers and utilities team forms part of the system software group—working closely with both software engineers developing our Poplar SDK and with silicon and hardware engineers developing Graphcore’s IPU solution. The drivers and utilities team develop custom control software on the host in kernel and user space to enable customers to get maximum performance and utility from our cutting‑edge products.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test and document OS Kernel and Device Driver software at the highest standard using C/C++/Python programming languages
• Participate in agile development—working as part of a scrum team to develop the right software at pace
• Communicate effectively and contribute regularly to technical discussions with peers in software and hardware engineering, architects and other stakeholders
• Hands‑on during key product development phases involving close work with hardware and silicon engineering groups to enable fast time to market delivery

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Proven industry experience in software development using programming languages such as C/C++/Python
• OS Kernel and Device Driver development and deployment experience in Linux or Windows systems
• Good understanding of lower‑level software stack and interactions with the hardware layer
• Effective problem‑solving skills, familiar with a full suite of debug and performance analysis tools and techniques
• Experience with one or more of the following: PCIe, CPU, device drivers, SoC, firmware, and hardware/software integration
• Proactive in obtaining engineering or management input to solve issues
• Motivated to schedule own workload
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, work well within a multinational team and with multinational customers; excellent cultural awareness is essential

Desirable

• Experience developing firmware or drivers for GPUs
• Knowledge of CUDA or OpenCL
• Experience working on upstreaming of kernel code / contributing to Linux kernel
• Exposure to integration with data centre / cloud service operations—for example integration with Kubernetes or OpenStack

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers annual leave policy, medical and dental health plans, a gym card, and employee pension (matched up to 4%). We review our benefits on a yearly basis to ensure we offer a valuable and rewarding benefits programme to our employees. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re 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.