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  

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team 

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs 

• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions 

• When required, guiding silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to ensure implementation correctness  

• Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors 

• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations 

• Manages queries for the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required 

• Drives delivery of technical objectives 

• Advise on planning for infrastructure and processes 

• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups  

• Mentors' technical engineers  

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices 

• Strong software development experience 

• Solid understanding of complex computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Strong experience in the writing of technical specifications 

• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player 

• Ability to work across teams and programming languages 

Desirable 

• Architecture modelling experience in Python/C++/Rust 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks 

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, 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.

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

Applicants for this role should have strong experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software systems. The role focuses on testing and validating a complex machine learning software stack, with particular emphasis on software architecture, automation, and engineering best practices.

The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer who values code quality, testability, and long-term maintainability, and enjoys building systems that other engineers rely on. This person will be comfortable working across large codebases, contributing to CI/CD infrastructure, and shaping technical direction through thoughtful design and mentoring in a technically demanding environment spanning ML frameworks, infrastructure, and AI accelerator hardware

The Team

The ML QA team is composed of highly skilled software engineers with a strong focus on automation, software quality, and data-driven validation. The team works closely with industry-standard machine learning frameworks and models, contributing to upstream open-source projects and collaborating across the wider software organization. 

Operating in a fast-paced environment, the team plays a critical role in ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability across the ML software stack, helping to deliver robust and high-quality products to customers. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, implement, and maintain robust test infrastructure and automation for a complex ML software stack.
• Architect and evolve test frameworks and tooling with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and developer experience.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines targeting simulators, emulators (e.g. QEMU), and physical hardware.
• Create representative ML workloads and gain insights from their execution. (Numerical accuracy, performance analysis and benchmarking).
• Work closely with all Software development teams, supporting a culture of quality, security and maintainability.
• Review code and designs, setting a high bar for software engineering best practices.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, helping raise the overall technical capability of the team.
• Evaluate existing test strategies and infrastructure, identifying gaps and driving improvements aligned with team and organizational goals. 

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Experience in production-quality software engineering roles.
• Strong software design and architecture skills, with experience working on large or complex systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, including experience building and maintaining production codebases.
• Solid experience with CI/CD systems and automated testing (preferably GitHub-based workflows).
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with C or C++, with the ability to read, debug, and reason about low-level code when needed.
• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and influence engineering practices within a team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, self-directed approach to work.
• Bachelor/Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field. 

Desirable

• Exposure to machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, Triton, TensorFlow
• Experience with distributed workload management systems such as Kubernetes, VLLM, Keras or MLOps pipelines
• Experience working with hardware simulators or emulators (e.g. QEMU).
• Experience developing for or working with FPGA-based systems.
• Experience with people management or mentoring 

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

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

Applicants for this role should have strong experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software systems. The role focuses on testing and validating a complex machine learning software stack, with particular emphasis on software architecture, automation, and engineering best practices.

The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer who values code quality, testability, and long-term maintainability, and enjoys building systems that other engineers rely on. This person will be comfortable working across large codebases, contributing to CI/CD infrastructure, and shaping technical direction through thoughtful design and mentoring in a technically demanding environment spanning ML frameworks, infrastructure, and AI accelerator hardware

The Team

The ML QA team is composed of highly skilled software engineers with a strong focus on automation, software quality, and data-driven validation. The team works closely with industry-standard machine learning frameworks and models, contributing to upstream open-source projects and collaborating across the wider software organization. 

Operating in a fast-paced environment, the team plays a critical role in ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability across the ML software stack, helping to deliver robust and high-quality products to customers. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, implement, and maintain robust test infrastructure and automation for a complex ML software stack.
• Architect and evolve test frameworks and tooling with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and developer experience.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines targeting simulators, emulators (e.g. QEMU), and physical hardware.
• Create representative ML workloads and gain insights from their execution. (Numerical accuracy, performance analysis and benchmarking).
• Work closely with all Software development teams, supporting a culture of quality, security and maintainability.
• Review code and designs, setting a high bar for software engineering best practices.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, helping raise the overall technical capability of the team.
• Evaluate existing test strategies and infrastructure, identifying gaps and driving improvements aligned with team and organizational goals. 

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Experience in production-quality software engineering roles.
• Strong software design and architecture skills, with experience working on large or complex systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, including experience building and maintaining production codebases.
• Solid experience with CI/CD systems and automated testing (preferably GitHub-based workflows).
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with C or C++, with the ability to read, debug, and reason about low-level code when needed.
• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and influence engineering practices within a team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, self-directed approach to work.
• Bachelor/Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field. 

Desirable

• Exposure to machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, Triton, TensorFlow
• Experience with distributed workload management systems such as Kubernetes, VLLM, Keras or MLOps pipelines
• Experience working with hardware simulators or emulators (e.g. QEMU).
• Experience developing for or working with FPGA-based systems.
• Experience with people management or mentoring 

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

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 

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. 

The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team 

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs
• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions
• Collaborating with silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to ensure implementation correctness
• Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors
• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations
• Contribute to the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required
• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups
• Implement discussed infrastructure and processes improvements agreed with team 
• Assist with debugging activities
• Mentoring junior engineers 

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Solid understanding of computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Experienced in the writing of technical specifications 

• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player 

• Ability to work across teams and programming languages
   

Desirable 

• Experience in the technical specification of silicon SoC devices 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Low-level software experience, embedded C 

• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks 

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, 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.

About Graphcore 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.   

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.  

Job Summary 

We are looking for a Director of Software Architect to lead the architectural vision of the software stack for the Graphcore ML accelerator.

In this role, you lead an architecture team that will define the software architecture for Graphcore products.

You are a thought leader and an advocate for our long-term technical vision, engaging with project stakeholder, external partners and customers to ensure alignment and clarity.

You are an excellent communicator, and you proactively convey architectural decisions and changes as the product evolves.

The Team 

The software architecture team is responsible for defining, maintaining and communicating the overarching architecture of our software stack, from firmware to ML frameworks.

The team works within the wider software organisation, partnering closely with engineering teams who deliver against this architectural vision. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Communicate the long-term technical vision & strategy for the software architecture
• Define the processes and procedures to define, agree and maintain the software architecture.
• Act as an advocate and thought leader for the long-term technical vision across the organisation.
• Advocate for the user experience to ensure that the software architecture results in a software stack that is easy to use.  
• Manage technical and project-level architectural risks. 
• Work closely with engineering, product, leadership, and partners to ensure alignment between business goals and architectural vision. 
• Inspire, grow, mentor and develop the software architecture team.
• Clearly communicate the trade off’s for architectural decisions that have company wide impacts.
• Stay informed about trends and developments in the ML/software ecosystem.

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Proven experience in a leadership role.
• Experience of working with silicon and hardware teams.
• Technical expertise in the ML accelerator software space.
• Excellent communication skill, both written and verbal. 
• Collaborative mindset and ability to influence. 
• Pragmatic approach to decision making, being very aware of trade-offs and implications. 
• Experience in one or more of these technologies; Firmware, Drivers, ML frameworks (PyTorch, Triton, etc), Collectives, HPC, Tooling, C & C++, CPU architectures.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in a previous architecture role. 
  
  

  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

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  

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Defines team infrastructure and processes  

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs 

• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions 

• When required, providing technical knowledge silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to ensure implementation correctness  

• Good experience potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors 

• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations 

• Manages queries for the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required 

• Drives delivery and planning of technical objectives 

• Advise in planning for infrastructure and processes  

• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups 

• Mentors' senior technical engineers  

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices 

• Strong software development experience 

• Solid understanding of complex computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Strong experience in writing and developing technical specifications 

• In depth knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be a self-starter, able to motivate and support team members  

• Ability to work across teams and programming languages 

Desirable 

• Architecture modelling experience in Python/C++/Rust 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks 

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, 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.

About Graphcore 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.   

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.

Job Summary 

We are looking for a Principal Architect to define and drive the architectural vision of the software stack for the Graphcore ML accelerator.

In this role, you will shape the architecture of our software ecosystem and maintain a deep understanding of the product’s hardware and software components, their interfaces, and how they interact.

You are an excellent communicator, and you proactively convey the software architecture.

You bring a pragmatic, trade-off-aware approach to decision-making, fully recognising the impact of architectural choices on product direction and engineering outcomes. 

The Team 

The software architecture team is responsible for defining, maintaining and communicating the overarching architecture of our software stack, from firmware to ML frameworks.

The team works within the wider software organisation, partnering closely with engineering teams who deliver against this architectural vision. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Define & document the software architecture of the software stack.  
• Work across different software domains to ensure a coherent end too end architecture.
• Clearly communicate the software architecture to engineering teams.
• Ensure teams understand key software architectural components, interfaces, and guiding principles. 
• Continuously maintain the software architecture as the product evolves. Communicate architectural changes proactively to all relevant stakeholders. 
• Stay informed about trends and developments in the ML/software ecosystem.
• Assess the architectural impact of new technologies.
• Be aware of the usability, performance, reliability, maintainability, testability, security and observability constraints on the software architecture. 
• Prototyping and validating architectural concepts through proof-of-concept implementations. 
• Contribute to future and/or related product definitions with a forward-looking mindset, understanding and communicating the impact of future direction on software architecture. 
• Work with the HW and Silicon architects to ensure product the needs of software stack. 
• Ensure the software architecture meets the product requirements.  
• Work closely with engineering, product, leadership, and partners to ensure alignment between business goals and architectural direction. 

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Expertise in one or more of these technologies; Firmware, Drivers, ML frameworks (PyTorch, Triton, etc), Collectives, HPC, Tooling, C & C++, CPU architectures.
• Technical expertise in the ML accelerator software space.
• Excellent communication skill, both written and verbal. 
• Collaborative mindset and ability to influence. 
• Pragmatic approach to decision making, being very aware of trade-offs and implications. 

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in a previous architecture role. 

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

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  

Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference. Reporting to the Director of Silicon Architecture, the SoC Architects are responsible for the design, specification, modelling and integration of sub-systems within complex, high performance and highly integrated silicon devices at the forefront of AI acceleration technology. 

The role involves close collaboration with other groups, including architecture, silicon design, verification, hardware and software teams.  

The Team 

The Silicon Architecture Team sits within the COO group. The SoC architects are responsible for the architectural specification, integration, modelling, validation and evaluation of numerous critical sub-systems, including high-speed interfaces for our upcoming AI acceleration platforms. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Distilling product requirements and their effects on SoC/platform design trade-offs 

• Collaborating with processor, SoC and system architects to determine optimal solutions 

• Understanding of how to collaborate with silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers to demonstrate awareness and options for implementation correctness 

• Evaluating potential hard and soft third-party IP and liaising with third party IP vendors 

• Design and specification of performant SoC sub-systems and their associated integrations 

• Contribute to the silicon bring-up, characterisation and evaluation activities as required 

• Silicon Architecture Team representation within cross-functional working groups 

• Implement improvements to infrastructure and processes 

• Assist with complex debugging activities 

• Mentors Engineers with technical queries 

Candidate Profile  

Essential: 

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related subject 

• Solid understanding of computer/SoC architecture 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Good experience in the writing of technical specifications 

• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes 

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player 
• Ability to work across teams and programming languages 

Desirable 

• Experience in the technical specification of complex silicon SoC devices 

• Experience of machine learning or massively parallel computing systems 

• Verilog 

• Low-level software experience, embedded C 
  
  
• Knowledge of one or more of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, on-chip networks

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, 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.

Required:

• 3+ in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or similar), C#, XAML — and ideally additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM).
• Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed code (.NET) and native code.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows (e.g. Microsoft UI Automation or similar), and a dedication to building accessible and inclusive software.
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading or asynchronous programming (where relevant).
• Experience leading technical design, mentoring other engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
• Strong communication skills; ability to articulate tradeoffs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive consensus.
• A user-centric mindset: focus on building polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences for end users.

Preferred / Bonus:

• Experience with writing automated tests for UI — unit tests, integration tests, UI automation tests; familiarity with relevant testing frameworks.
• Experience with performance optimization for desktop apps (memory usage, startup time, rendering performance, high-DPI support, responsiveness under load).
• Experience with localization/globalization, right-to-left UI support, internationalization, accessibility for multiple regions.
• Familiarity with telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and error monitoring in desktop applications.
• Previous experience in shaping CI/CD workflows, release pipelines, and deployment strategies for desktop applications.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of feature areas or modules and drive them long-term, including maintenance, refactoring, and technical debt management.

What we offer

• A high-impact role: you will define architecture, shape the future of our Windows product, and directly influence what millions of users see and experience.
• A collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture — you are not just a coder, but a builder and a decision-maker.
• Opportunities to lead — mentor others, steer technical direction, and grow into broader technical leadership (e.g. Tech Lead, Architect).
• Flexibility, autonomy, and responsibility: you define how to solve problems, own features end-to-end, and contribute to long-term product vision.
• A purpose-driven mission: building software that’s reliable, accessible, and user-centered — making a real difference for people.                  

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An exciting Solutions Architect role with a competitive salary plus bonus and career progression opportunities for a permanent role based in Marylebone, London office.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Solutions Architect at a market leading, dynamic and renowned property, technology and innovative, technology-based car parking company. Our client is a market leading, renowned UK business, established over 50 years ago. The company operates over 3500 sites across the UK and Ireland providing specialist services to a wide range of blue-chip clients.

The role

We are seeking technical polyglots who enjoy both technical architectural design, hands-on coding and peer reviews, though also like the idea of the equally important social/client-facing aspect of the role.

The role is responsible for defining the development architecture across a blend of in-house bespoke solutions and 3rd party products and helping to shape the longer-term strategic development architecture for the organisation. It will also involve understanding key business processes and consider approaches to delivering the required capabilities, including identifying and assessing new technologies. You will be involved in designing, developing, and deploying AI-powered automation solutions that can transform operational processes at scale.

You will be assisting the head of business solutions and other architects on developing architecture strategy and target architecture model. You will be working closely with delivery team members to coach and promote best-practice solution development architecture as well as supporting business analysts and product owners in planning and story-mapping for new development. You will act as technical design authority (TDA) for delivery of technical stories and produce technical documentation artefacts to support the delivery process.


Main Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• The design and implementation of best-in-class software architecture
• Produce and communicate clear technical designs to guide and contextualise solution development across products, services, projects, and systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information which meet the business strategic needs.
• Create and maintain the architecture models and related reference data in our enterprise repository as part of your normal project tasks.
• Provide solution architecture deliverables, including current and target state architecture, standard definitions, reference models, architecture designs and patterns
• Ensure that all work undertaken by you and your colleagues is of the highest quality and meets the agreed standards for software delivery.
• Support product managers in product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services, or systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information.
• Participate actively in all team ceremonies (daily stand-up, team retros, sprint reviews, story-mapping, backlog refinement) helping the entire delivery team be the best that they can.

Essential Skills:

• C# .NET Core, REST API Design and Development, API Management
• Document or No-SQL database solutions (particularly Elasticsearch)
• Messaging and microservices based architecture (Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions)
• Formal architecture documentation and diagramming techniques (BPMN, UML, Wireframing)
• Experience with AI tools and frameworks such as Claude code.
• Test and behaviour driven development strategies (TDD, BDD, Gopher)
• Agile Delivery Methodologies, SCRUM, SCRUMBAN
• Working in an agile environment using JIRA and Confluence
• Experience working in a data-centric organisation

Desirable Skills

• React front-end development
• React. Native cross-platform mobile application development
• Android development (Java/Kotlin/Dagger2)
• Image Processing, ANPR (automated number plate recognition) and OCR library implementations
• Exposure to process modelling, for example in BPMN  
• IoT relay control systems
• Networking security (firewalls and network traffic control)

Interested?
If you feel you have the skills and qualities to undertake this role, please click apply.
We are an equal opportunities employer.

WE ARE AMDARIS 

At Amdaris, we bring together exceptional talent to deliver custom software solutions and drive digital transformation. Our acquisition by Insight last year has only solidified our standing in the market to become the leading provider of software solutions and paving the way for an exciting growth trajectory with ambitious future goals.  

Our expertise spans software development, cloud computing, IT strategy, and digital innovation, helping businesses optimise their technology and achieve their strategic objectives. With cutting-edge projects and a dynamic team, there has never been a better time to join us and be part of our journey to shape the future of technology.  

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (APPS & AI) RESPONSIBILITIES 

At Amdaris, we don’t just build software, we partner strategically with our clients to create intelligent, scalable digital products that delight users and accelerate business objectives. Our success is inseparable from our clients’ success, so we bring deep AI expertise and application-development know-how to every engagement. Across diverse industries and tech stacks, our consultants combine technical mastery with a passion for applying artificial intelligence to create next-generation apps and value-driven solutions.

We are seeking an experienced AI & Applications Solution Architect with a strong technical foundation and sharp business acumen. You will help organisations elevate their software strategies by embedding AI capabilities and modern app architectures into their products and platforms.

Key Responsibilities: 

• You will lead the review of client applications and their technology and product strategy.
• You will monitor emerging technologies, including AI, GenAI and machine learning trends, assessing their relevance and potential application within client solutions and strategies, and provide recommendations on adoption and integration opportunities.
• You will produce detailed reports providing guidance on enhancements, best practice, and risk mitigation. 
• Working directly with clients, you will interact with senior stakeholders to understand the business objectives and strategy; uncover and challenge technical requirements, technology approaches, methodology, security and tech stack decisions in line with business goals. 
• You will review and interpret architectural approach, infrastructure and data flows; assessing advising on best practice SDLC methodology and ways of working. 
• Investigation will include the review of architecture diagrams and technical documentation. 
• You will maintain effective internal relationships with sales, technical, product and delivery colleagues. 
• You will be confident in providing technical support during sales pitches and proposals and will help to identify and promote additional value add services. 

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (APPS & AI) REQUIREMENTS 

• Experience in software, application, and/or enterprise architecture methods and approaches.
• Experience in developing, deploying, and operating software solutions in the cloud. 
• Experience in a variety of programming languages and technologies. 
• Hands-on experience designing or integrating Generative AI solutions - for example, leveraging large language models, prompt engineering, or building AI-powered application features.
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate product requirements and business strategy to a technical and non-technical audience and influence effectively in both spoken and written form. 
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills. 

LIFE AT AMDARIS 

• Private Medical Cover ✨ Your health is a priority and we’ve got you covered!
• Work from Anywhere Policy (EMEA) 🌍Flexibility to work from wherever inspires you! 
• Flexible and Hybrid working 🧑‍💻A balance between office days and home comfort. 
• Dog Friendly Office 🐾 Bring your furry friends along for the ride. 
• Competitive Employer Pension contributions 💼 We invest in your future, today. 
• Cycle to work scheme, Electric car scheme, Gym discounts 🚴 and many more flexible benefits to use at your leisure
• Health & Wellbeing app 🧘 Access mindfulness tools, positivity boosts, and wellness support anytime
• Monthly social and charitable events 💙 Build connections and give back while having fun.
• Beer on Tap!! 🍻Raise a glass to celebrate the wins.