Graduate Software Engineer, System Software QA 2027

Location: Bristol or Cambridge, UK 
Start date: September 2027
Application deadline: Midnight, 29th November 2026 
We encourage you to apply early, as we may close applications before the advertised deadline.

The Graduate Programme at Graphcore

Join Graphcore in a permanent role and start your career with two years of hands-on learning. From day one, you’ll be trusted to take ownership, share your ideas and help shape what we’re creating. You’ll tackle challenging problems alongside a team who support your development and are as excited about your success as you are.

What you’ll work on

Put your programming and Linux skills to work on the software that helps Graphcore’s AI systems run reliably.

As a Graduate Software Engineer in System Software Quality Assurance (QA), you’ll help validate low-level firmware, Linux kernel drivers and platform tools. You’ll design and develop tests, investigate issues and give development teams clear feedback on software quality.

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