Graphcore
Graphcore Career Growth & Development
What People Are Saying About Graphcore
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Training & Education Access: Learning resources include O’Reilly Online Learning, education and training allowances, Personal Development Plans, and a Management Development Programme, supported by a dedicated talent development team. Early‑career programs provide tailored training and meaningful projects from day one.
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Internal Mobility: Internal moves are publicly showcased, including progressions from Product Support Engineer to Machine Learning Engineering Manager, front‑of‑house to People Operations, and advancement to Distinguished Engineer. Expansion under SoftBank and a new Bengaluru engineering campus are presented as broadening roles and pathways across functions.
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Challenging Assignments: Engineers tackle full‑stack AI accelerator work—compilers, runtimes, performance tuning, and large‑scale distributed training—creating steep, real‑world learning curves. Work with IPU systems and the Poplar toolchain encourages chips–systems–software co‑design and deep performance thinking.
Graphcore's Benefits
Encourages knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration
Hosts Lunch and Learns
Job training & conferences
Managers hold regular development check-ins
Provides formal manager training and leadership development
Provides online course subscriptions
Provides structured early-career growth opportunities
Provides structured onboarding for new employees
Provides training support and resources for AI adoption
Supports employee-driven initiatives, not just top-down priorities
Provides customized development tracks
Regularly scheduled promotion review cycles for employees
