Software Infrastructure Engineer

Graphcore is hiring a Software Infrastructure Engineer in Bristol, United Kingdom. Level rates it ; you can apply on Graphcore.

Level's read on this job

Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Python, Go and C.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
Level lists 196 other open roles at Graphcore.

AI in this role

Build and maintain software infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to support AI compute and machine learning platforms.

PythonGoCKubernetesDockerTerraformAWSLinuxGitHub ActionsCmake

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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.

Summary

Join our dynamic Software Infrastructure team and take a pivotal role in scaling and managing our infrastructure. You will develop essential tools and services that empower our broader software team. Your contributions will enhance the build, test, deployment, and productisation processes of our Machine Learning Software components. Work with our High-Performance Computing (HPC) AI platforms and gain invaluable experience in distributed

The Team

The Software Infrastructure team provides critical platforms and services for software development teams across the business. Our responsibilities include managing the CI platform and services, build engineering, component integration, and packaging and release systems. We operate in squads, fostering a culture of service ownership and empowerment for our engineers. We focus on long-term engineering solutions and strive to eliminate toil wherever possible.

Responsibilities and Duties

Develop, own, and maintain tools and services to support the software build and release process

Deploy and maintain services with Kubernetes and Docker

Manage our Cloud Infrastructure using tools such as Terraform

Candidate Profile

Essential:

Knowledge of Python/Go/C++ (or similar language)

Experience deploying services in the cloud (AWS preferred)

Deep understanding of Linux environments

Native user of CI/CD for production deployments

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform/OpenTofu)

Desirable

Experience using Kubernetes (k8s) or OpenStack

Experience with GitHub Actions

Experience with build tools (e.g. CMake)

Experience with modern observability tooling (e.g. Prometheus)

Experience with Grafana
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.

How we rate this

Software Infrastructure Engineer at Graphcore rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Software Infrastructure Engineer is an open job at Graphcore.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in Bristol, UK.
The job was posted on May 18, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Graphcore. Apply on Graphcore

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

AI ResearchCI/CDInfrastructure As CodeBuild EngineeringCloud InfrastructurePythonGoC

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a research question you investigated. What did you find?
Tell me about a project where ci/cd was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where infrastructure as code was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where build engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where cloud infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?

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List these exact terms on your resume: AI Research, CI/CD, Infrastructure As Code, Build Engineering, and Cloud Infrastructure. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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