Graphcore
A Principal Hardware Design Engineer at Graphcore leads the design and development of advanced AI/ML hardware systems, including system-level PCBAs and rack-level infrastructure. This role requires deep expertise in electrical engineering and system architecture to collaborate across mechanical, power, thermal, and firmware teams. The individual serves as a technical leader driving design excellence for next-generation AI compute platforms.
Headquarters
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Company Size
501-1000 employees
Founded
2016
Graphcore is a semiconductor and systems company that designs the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), a processor architecture purpose-built for machine intelligence to accelerate machine learning and AI workloads. It offers IPU-based servers and cloud access together with the Poplar software stack, compilers and developer tools to run training and inference at scale and integrate with common ML frameworks. Graphcore’s platform targets researchers and enterprises that need higher performance, efficiency and scalability for large models and intelligent applications across cloud and on‑prem deployments.
SoftBank Expands AI Portfolio with Graphcore Acquisition
2 weeks ago
Graphcore cofounder exits company one year on from SoftBank acquisition
Aug 26, 2025
Graphcore
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Graphcore - a SoftBank Group company - to invest £1bn in India, creating 500 semiconductor jobs
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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