Graduate Software Engineer, Accelerator Modelling (AI)

Location: Bristol, UK. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the programme and must not require visa sponsorship. Start date: September 2027.

Salary: £45,000 per annum.

Company

hirify.global builds next-generation AI compute, including semiconductors, software, and systems at datacenter scale, and is owned by SoftBank Group.

What you will do

• Develop, test, and refine models and simulations for next-generation AI accelerators.
• Predict accelerator performance, power consumption, and scalability to support hardware decisions.
• Investigate complex workload behaviour and contribute to planning, design, implementation, and testing.
• Help other teams integrate future hardware versions and scale distributed modelling environments.
• Work across architecture, hardware, software, and machine learning research teams.
• Use debugging, reviews, feedback, and engineering judgement to explain modelling results and trade-offs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Maths, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
• Strong C++ programming skills gained through study, projects, personal coding, or practical experience.
• Understanding of computer science fundamentals and interest in lower-level software.
• Ability to debug complex problems and explain technical thinking clearly.
• Exposure to debugging tools, performance analysis, testing, version control, or collaborative software development practices.
• Curiosity about processor architecture, hardware simulation, performance modelling, or systems behaviour, with willingness to ask questions and learn through feedback.
• Relevant skills may be demonstrated through coursework, a dissertation, personal or team projects, research, or other experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent role with a two-year graduate programme offering hands-on learning and development support.
• Small team with support from a team lead, senior members, and a buddy system.
• Flexible working and thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration.
• Up to 5% matched pension, phantom equity, income protection, and life assurance.
• Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme and flexible benefits including private medical insurance, dental cover, health cash plan, cycle-to-work scheme, and give-as-you-earn.
• Free food and an on-site barista.

Hiring process

• Submit application questions, CV, and cover letter.
• Successful candidates complete a technical assessment.
• Final-stage candidates attend in-person assessments in early spring; application outcomes are expected by early December.