Support Engineer - Bristol

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. JOB SUMMARY As a Lab Support Engineer at Graphcore, you’ll play a key role in keeping our people and systems running efficiently. You’ll provide day-to-day support to internal customers and external collaborators in on-prem Hardware Labs and Silicon development projects in Linux environments. You will help colleagues resolve issues quickly while maintaining a strong focus on security and following established guidelines.  THE TEAM You’ll be joining a multidisciplinary team with strong technical skills and a very encouraging culture. We work closely together and regularly share knowledge, and your skills will make a direct impact on our business. It’s an exciting and pivotal moment for us right now, with plenty of new projects ahead. If you're looking to solve interesting problems and see your work deliver real-world results, this is the team for you. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES * Logging and solving support requests face-to-face & via ticketing system, L1&L2 support * Handling and maintaining Linux-based systems * Managing a fleet of servers, helping Hardware Lab teams with daily activities * Installing and troubleshooting servers, hardware maintenance, fault finding * Detailing solutions and maintaining a clear, up-to-date internal knowledge base ESSENTIAL * Excellent communication and customer service skills * Good understanding of troubleshooting principles and methodical problem-solving * Strong Linux administration skills in Debian & RedHat derivatives * Good networking skills such as VLANs, VPNs, Wi-Fi, routing, subnetting * Familiarity with desktop and server hardware, BMCs, Out-of-Band networks, firmware & BIOS upgrades, PDU, rack mounts * Managing Infrastructure-as-Code using Puppet, Ansible, or similar DESIRABLE * Experience with identifying network/storage/CPU/RAM bottlenecks across complex workloads * Experience with various monitoring solutions and stack (e.g. Zabbix/Prometheus/Grafana Mimir/Open Telemetry) * Experience in managing web servers, load-balancers, reverse-proxies (e.g.: ha-proxy, nginx) * Proficiency with containerisation frameworks and orchestration (e.g.: Docker/containerd/Kubernetes) * Python programming skills, with the ability to write code to interact with APIs, process data, and build small applications We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

XTX Markets

The Firm XTX Markets is a leading algorithmic trading firm which uses state-of-the-art machine learning technology to produce price forecasts for over 50,000 financial instruments across equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, and crypto. It uses those forecasts to trade on exchanges and alternative trading venues, and to offer differentiated liquidity directly to clients worldwide. The firm trades over $250bn a day across 35 countries and has over 300 employees based in London, Singapore, New York, Paris, Bristol, Mumbai, Yerevan and Kajaani. We leverage the talent of our team, modern computational techniques, and state-of-the-art research infrastructure to analyse large data sets across markets quickly and efficiently, maximizing the effectiveness of our proprietary trading algorithms. We are actively seeking new methods and ideas. The models that drive our trading strategies have evolved considerably over the last 10 years, from econometric methods that gave our company its name, to trees, to neural networks, to modern deep learning architectures. XTX Markets has an unrivalled level of computational resources in the trading industry, with a growing research cluster currently containing over 25,000 GPUs with 650 petabytes of usable storage. Teams across the firm include world-class researchers, developers and technologists with backgrounds in pure math, programming, physics, computer science and machine learning. The firm is also constructing a large-scale data centre in Finland to future-proof its significant computational capabilities. At XTX Markets, technology is our business, and we are a diverse organization which attracts outstanding talent from across all industry backgrounds. We are focused on teamwork, and our people collaborate on all aspects of the business, working openly and with respect for each other, our clients and the market. Our culture is non-hierarchical and one where everyone is valued. We strive for excellence in everything we do.   The Role XTX is seeking an experienced engineer to support our ML Performance and AI Acceleration function. You will be working in a small and highly technical team at extremely high- and low-levels of abstraction to dramatically increase the performance of XTX's training and inference platforms. The remit is wide, and you should expect to be challenged. We are not just writing CUDA code. Amongst other things, you will be working on a sophisticated optimising compiler for a variety of accelerated computing platforms. You should be proficient in memory hierarchies, degrees of parallelism, microarchitectural nuances on instruction dispatch rates and irregular bitwidth numerics. You will also be expected to assist in the design of novel hardware architectures for accelerating our models, mapping AI models from JAX graphs to transistors.   Attributes  You will be an experienced software engineer, likely in C/C++/Rust or a similar language. You will be confident solving complex algorithmic problems. In addition, the following experience would be of particular interest: * Understanding of, and some experience targeting, GPUs, TPUs, or similar hardware. * Some experience working with data-flow oriented compilers for AI or scientific computing. * Writing Linux kernel modules or other experience in OS development.   Benefits  Too many to list! Key benefits below and full benefits listed on our website.  * Onsite gym, sauna, and fitness classes at no charge. * Extensive medical benefits including an on-site doctor and therapist at no charge. * Breakfast and lunch provided daily. * Various supports for caregivers, including emergency dependent care. * Beautiful Kings Cross office: https://vimeo.com/257888726 * 25 days paid holiday per year + statutory holiday and paid sick days. * Generous Pension contributions.

Cooper Moss Rutland

🌟 Position: Cost Engineer 📍 Location: Hybrid / Bristol 💼 Type: Full-time 📅 Start Date: Immediate 💰 Salary: Competitive We are currently seeking a Cost Engineer to join a dynamic, award-winning team. This role will support a major UK infrastructure programme, providing cost control, forecasting, reporting and project controls support across a complex, fast-moving delivery environment. As a Cost Engineer, you’ll play a key role in supporting cost performance, helping to maintain accurate cost data, track project spend, analyse variances and provide clear reporting to support informed decision making. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 2-3 years’ experience in cost engineering or project controls who is looking to develop within a major programme environment. About us: CMR is an award winning project controls consultancy that is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided. Our approach and culture have been recognised globally, with CMR named Global Project Controls Small Business of the Year 2025 (Project Controls Expo UK Awards) and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2026 (Great Place to Work) Our Purpose (Why we exist): Inspiring new ways to help shape our construction industry. Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): Re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention. 🔹 What’s in it for you? * At CMR you will have the opportunity to professionally develop like nowhere you have worked before. * If you demonstrate the capability, our merit based system will enable you to develop fast. * We use our in-house capability matrix to transparently track your progression and highlight development areas. * Join our small, dynamic team where every member has the chance to make a significant impact, shaping the future direction of our company and making a real difference. * We believe in rewarding our team for their achievements, celebrating our successes but equally helping each other when things are tough. 🔹 You'll * Support cost control, forecasting and reporting activities across a major infrastructure programme. * Assist with the collation, analysis and reporting of cost information in line with project controls processes and governance. * Support the production of cost reports, dashboards, accruals, forecasts and variance analysis. * Work closely with project controls, commercial and delivery teams to help monitor cost performance and identify emerging risks or issues. * Review cost data and support the challenge of information where required to ensure accurate and realistic project updates. 🔹 About You Essential: * 2-3 years’ experience within cost engineering, cost control, project controls or a similar project environment. * Ability to communicate cost and performance information clearly to peers/managers. * Good attention to detail and skilled in interpreting and analysing cost data. * Experience of supporting cost reporting, forecasting, budgeting or variance analysis. * Good understanding of Project Controls and cost management principles. * Confident using Excel and cost/project reporting tools. Desirable: * Experience working on major infrastructure, energy, construction or highly regulated projects. * Knowledge of earned value, forecasting and cost performance reporting. * Knowledge of engineering, procurement, forms of contracts and construction generally. * Understanding of risk / schedule functions and their interface with cost. * Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline. 🔹 At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that have the same beliefs as we do! You can find out more about us here: https://cmr.london/who-we-are/ 📍 Requirements and Location: * Full right to work in the UK * Hybrid / Bristol 📦 Salary & Benefits * 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) * Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician) * Life Assurance (x4 Salary) * Pension: employers' contribution of 4% * Company and personal performance-based bonus * Salary Sacrifice Scheme * Long Service Leave * Training and professional development * Regular social events * Perkbox – employee experience platform ➡️ Next Steps To apply to our vacancy please submit a copy of your CV for consideration. As we receive many applications to our roles, please include a short summary explaining why you want to join us and what you think you can bring to the team. We look forward to hearing from you! CMR welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. CMR is Disability Confident Committed and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.