Does Graphcore pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Graphcore employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Graphcore. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Graphcore?

94% of Graphcore employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Graphcore 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Graphcore?

Software Engineer (14) , AI Engineer (7) , AI Applications Engineer (3) , Engineer (3) , Machine Learning Engineer (3) , Manager (3) , Silicon Engineer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Engineering Manager (2) , Field Engineer (2) , Intern (2) , Research Scientist (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Software Developer (2) , Software Infrastructure Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Graphcore according to real employee reviews?

"Great people" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good people and culture on Bristol team" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good salary and benefits (if you work as expected)." ((in 5 reviews)); "The people, the culture and the opportunities are all amazing." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Graphcore according to real employee reviews?

"Management is a mess and the incentives aren’t good enough to compensate for the chaos and lack of motivation" ((in 4 reviews)); "Leadership is great at gaslighting this fact, i.e., making you second guess what other companies would pay." ((in 4 reviews)); "Not sure if senior management were concerned with that though" ((in 3 reviews)); "no diversity left after last year's redundancies." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Graphcore layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Graphcore layoffs and their outlook for job security at Graphcore in 2026.

Graphcore reviews

4.5

94% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)

Nigel Toon

93% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Graphcore has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Graphcore employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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108 reviews

4.0

Mar 1, 2024

Neat company with no direction

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly skilled engineers Interesting work Good work-life balance

Cons

Lack of strategy Secrets Gentelmen clubs

3.0

Feb 24, 2024

Generally good but a few snags

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People very friendly and people in all teams willing to help each other to work to a common goal (no individual bonus culture helps that) Offices have good facilities Good work/life balance and remote working - people activitely share hobbies on Slack etc Company is very open about direction and strategy

Cons

Equal opportunities not always observed: some "positive" discrimination has snuck in Opaque career progression - unclear why some progess and others do not

5.0

Nov 3, 2023

good in technology

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work time, good relationship among colleagues

Cons

product not so much competetive

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