2026 Graduate UX Designer

About Us

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. 

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. 

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 enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation. 

Job Summary

We are looking for a UX Design Graduate to join the UX team, This role is ideal for candidates who are passionate about user experience, interface design, and learning how design is applied within a technical environment. You will work closely with experienced designers and engineers, gaining hands-on experience across the UX design lifecycle.

The Team

The UX team supports teams developing software that helps users understand, optimize, and debug workloads running on Graphcore’s hardware. Design plays a key role in making complex technical workflows intuitive and usable.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Support the design of user interfaces through sketches, wireframes, and basic high-fidelity designs
• Assist with usability research activities such as note-taking, participant recruitment, and analysis
• Help document research findings and contribute insights to the research repository
• Contribute to Decagon, our design library, by creating or refining components under guidance
• Collaborate with designers and engineers during sprint activities and design review
• Learn and apply UX best practices in a real-world product environment

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Currently studying or graduated in a Bachelors/ Master’s degree in UX, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, or a related subject
• Basic experience with design tools such as Figma or Adobe XD
• Strong interest in UX/UI design and user-centred design principles
• Good communication skills and a willingness to learn
• Portfolio fearturing examples of coursework or personal projects (PDF or link)

Desirable

• Exposure to usability testing or user research methods
• Familiarity with Agile or team-based project work
• Interest in technical or developer-focused products

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! 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.