About Graphcore
How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?
Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.
Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies.
Job Summary
Applicants for this role should possess prior experience in software development, as the primary focus will involve testing a Machine Learning (ML) software development stack. The position requires a strong interest in quality assurance and performance testing, as well as a genuine passion for debugging and problem-solving. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to work independently while also being effective communicators who can collaborate with team members. They should also be the type of person who takes initiative and gets things done quickly and efficiently. This opportunity is particularly well-suited for software engineers seeking to gain hands-on exposure to the exciting fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and AI accelerator hardware.
The Team
The Software QA team is composed of highly skilled and dedicated software engineers with a strong passion for automation and data analysis. They collaborate extensively with industry-standard machine learning frameworks and models, making contributions to upstream open-source projects. Operating in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, the team consistently delivers high-quality results, ensuring exceptional customer experiences and impactful advancements in the product.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Create representative ML workloads and models and gain insights from their execution. (Numerical accuracy, performance analysis and benchmarking).
- Build Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD) against hardware simulators/emulators and physical hardware.
- Take responsibility for designing and writing tests for projects within the Software team and ML frameworks.
- Work closely with all Software development teams, supporting a culture of quality, security and maintainability.
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- At least 4 years of experience in production quality software development
- Bachelor/Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Intermediate level knowledge of C++
- Experience with Linux operating systems
- Must be a fast learner
Desirable:
- Exposure to machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, Triton
- Experience with distributed workload management systems such as Kubernetes or MLOps pipelines
- Experience with hardware architectures or compilers
- Experience with test automation in a CI/CD environment
- Exposure to data analytic methodologies
- Some experience with people management
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! 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
Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications
What We Do
Graphcore has created a new processor, the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), specifically designed for artificial intelligence. The IPU’s unique architecture means developers can run current machine learning models orders of magnitude faster. More importantly, it lets AI researchers undertake entirely new types of work, not possible using current technologies, to drive the next great breakthroughs in general machine intelligence.
Our next generation 3D Wafer-on-Wafer Bow IPU systems are helping AI innovators worldwide to build better, more innovative AI solutions, whether their focus is on language and vision, exploring graph neural networks and LSTMs or creating something entirely new.
We believe our IPU technology will become the worldwide standard for artificial intelligence compute. The performance of Graphcore’s IPU is going to be transformative across all industries and sectors whether you are a medical researcher, roboticist or building autonomous cars.
Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. What we do, really makes a difference.
We're always interested in hearing from exceptional people to join our team.
