Graphcore Limited

Staff Cloud Software Engineer

Graphcore Limited · Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland $350K–$474K Posted 2026-06-26
Salary
$350K–$474K
Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr

Salary Range: PLN 350,700- 474,400

Subject to alignment to the responsibilities and duties of the role.

Location: Gdańsk - Candidates must be local due to hybrid working policy

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.

About the Role

Graphcore is building the software that powers a new era of high-performance AI compute. As a   Staff Cloud Software Engineer , you’ll develop Go services that integrate our accelerator hardware into Kubernetes clusters—making AI compute effortless, scalable, and K8s native.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you will own SW   components and    work at the intersection of software, hardware and cloud platforms.

What You’ll Do

Develop production-grade Go services that expose our accelerator capabilities to end users.

Build CRDs, operators and other Kubernetes components to provide a seamless experience for ML and platform teams.

Ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of Kubernetes-based AI-compute infrastructure.

Partner with cross-functional teams (hardware, cloud, ML) on architecture, design, and feature roadmaps.

Drive improvements in code quality, observability, automation and developer experience.

You’re a Great Fit If You Have

Strong Go programming experience.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience, with at least 10 years of software development experience.

Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture.

Solid Linux understanding and cloud-native mindset.

Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.

English- C1 level.

Bonus Skills

Familiarity with machine learning-related technologies within the Kubernetes ecosystem e.g. Kubeflow, Karmada, Kueue, KubeVirt, Kata containers, Volcano is highly desirable.

Knowledge of RDMA networks is considered an asset.

Familiarity with other workload managers, such as Ray and SLURM, is considered an asset.

What We Offer

Work on technologies that push the boundaries of AI.

Opportunities to influence design decisions.

A high-impact role in a deeply technical, fast-moving environment.

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a well-rounded benefits package designed to support your health, happiness and work–life balance. This includes generous annual leave, medical and dental plans, a gym card, and a pension scheme with up to 4% employer match. We regularly review our benefits to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our team.

KubernetesGo
$110K — 10th pctl $265K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $412K vs. market median $185K for Engineering roles
+125%
above median
Based on 14,000+ Engineering roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Graphcore

Graphcore

AI Hardware · Private · Bristol, United Kingdom

Stage & Valuation
Private · $600M
Key Investors
SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, Atomico
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Graphcore designs and manufactures Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) optimized for machine learning and AI workloads. The company was acquired by SoftBank in 2024 and continues to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary to build next-generation AI compute.
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