System Software Engineer

Graphcore; Województwo pomorskie; On-site; PLN 196,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental health plans

Gym card

Employee pension (matched up to 4%)

Annual leave policy

Job summary

Graphcore is looking for a skilled software developer to join their drivers and utilities team in Poland. In this role, you will design and implement OS Kernel and Device Driver software while collaborating closely with hardware engineers, ensuring high performance of Graphcore’s innovative products.

The ideal candidate will have industry experience in C/C++ programming and familiarity with OS Kernel development on Linux or Windows systems. Benefits include competitive salary, medical plans, and a gym card.

Qualifications

• Industry experience in software development using programming languages such as C/C++.
• Familiarity with OS Kernel and Device Driver development on Linux or Windows systems.
• Effective problem-solving skills and experience with debug tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and document OS Kernel and Device Driver software.
• Participate in agile development as part of a scrum team.
• Communicate effectively with peers in software and hardware engineering.

Skills

C/C++ programming skills

OS Kernel and Device Driver development

Problem-solving skills

Debug and performance analysis techniques

Tools

Linux

Windows

Job description

Salary Range: PLN 196,000 - 265,000

Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role

About Graphcore

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. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

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 the two teams in the system software department (the firmware team being the other one) 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. Our solutions enable our customers to get maximum performance and utility for our cutting‑edge products.

Responsibilities And Duties

• 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 your peers in software and hardware engineering, with architects and other stakeholders.
• Hands‑on during key product development phases involving close working with hardware and silicon engineering groups to enable fast time to market delivery.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Industry experience in software development using programming languages such as C/C++.
• Familiar with OS Kernel and Device Driver development and deployment on Linux or Windows systems.
• Good understanding of lower‑level software stack and interactions with the hardware layer.
• Possess effective problem‑solving skills, familiar with some 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.

Desirable

• Experience developing firmware or drivers for GPUs or other accelerators.
• 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 programme. 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.