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# AI Research Engineer - Hardware-Aware ML Innovator (Flexible)

- **Company:** Graphcore
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Nvidia CUDA, Python (Programming Language), Pytorch
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815279855-ai-research-engineer--hardwareaware-ml-innovator-flexible

## About the Role

Ideal candidates hold a Master's or PhD in a technical field and have strong Python, C++/CUDA, and ML experiment design skills, with experience in PyTorch or JAX and hardware-aware optimization.
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## Description

Graphcore in Bristol is seeking a Research Engineer to advance AI research, turning ML ideas into scalable hardware-aware implementations. You will work with researchers and engineers across software and silicon to push the limits of AI compute and contribute to publications and projects.

Ideal candidates hold a Master's or PhD in a technical field and have strong Python, C++/CUDA, and ML experiment design skills, with experience in PyTorch or JAX and hardware-aware optimization.


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