via Greenhouse · 17 September 2026 ·2 days ago

Data Engineer

graphcore
Bristol
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About us</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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 brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Summary</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Reporting to the Head of Data &amp; Transformation, the Staff Data Engineer – Agentic Applications is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, building and operating Python-based web applications, agentic workflows and supporting data services for Graphcore’s business teams. The role combines strong data engineering foundations with hands-on application development, using AI agents, trusted data and business system integrations to improve decision-making and automate operational workflows.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Depending on the use case, you will either deliver applications end to end, using AI-assisted coding tools to build and maintain the front end, or own the backend and enable business colleagues to create and look after their own front ends. In both approaches, you will help establish clear ownership, secure interfaces and appropriate engineering controls so applications remain reliable, maintainable and supportable.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Working closely with engineers, analysts and business stakeholders, you will take solutions from initial requirements through to production, contribute to the evolution of the underlying data platform and provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews and mentoring.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Team</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The Data &amp; Analytics team enables better decision-making across Graphcore by building trusted data foundations, scalable platforms and high-quality data products. The team works across a broad range of business and technical domains, partnering with colleagues throughout the company to improve access to reliable information, strengthen operational insight and support efficient, data-informed ways of working.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Within this team, the Staff Data Engineer – Agentic Applications turns these foundations into practical business applications and automated workflows. The role also enables colleagues outside engineering to participate in application development, supported by reusable services, clear guidance and appropriate governance.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Responsibilities and Duties</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Develop agentic capabilities.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Build applications and workflows that connect AI agents to approved tools, APIs, datasets and business systems, with clear boundaries on what agents can access and do.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Translate business needs into working solutions.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Partner with analysts, engineers and business stakeholders to understand user needs, identify appropriate opportunities for automation and take applications from prototype through to supported production services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Deliver end-to-end applications where appropriate.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Use AI-assisted coding tools to build and maintain front ends alongside Python backend services, taking responsibility for the quality, testing, security and maintainability of generated code.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Enable business-owned front ends.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Where business teams develop and maintain their own interfaces, own the backend and provide documented APIs, reusable templates, examples and practical coaching so colleagues can work effectively with AI-assisted coding tools.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Establish clear ownership and support arrangements.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Agree responsibilities for application changes, testing, releases and ongoing support, including appropriate review and deployment controls for business-maintained front ends.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Build secure, reusable backend services.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Design APIs and application services that enforce authentication, authorisation, input validation and business rules, keeping secrets and sensitive operations within controlled backend systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Engineer reliable agentic workflows.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Implement appropriate evaluation, monitoring, audit trails and safeguards, including constrained tool permissions, human approval for consequential actions and safe handling of failures or unreliable model outputs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain strong data foundations.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Design, build and enhance Python-based batch and streaming pipelines, trusted datasets and reusable data models that support applications, analytics, reporting and operational workloads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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