Would you like to join a team working across the software technology components used by hundreds of millions of users across multiple platforms and market segments globally? As a Software Architect in the Software Organisation, you will work with our key software ecosystems to define software solutions to enable Arm technology and develop strategies to have those solutions adopted and enabled for users.
Our Central Engineering Software group delivers support for Arm technologies across a wide variety of software projects and creates example software solutions to demonstrate real world applications. You will join a team of software solution architects addressing the growing demand for software to support Arm systems.
The position will be based at Arm offices in Cambridge, Budapest, or Bangalore.
Job Overview:
As a member of a large software engineering team you will help evolve our software strategy across all computing segments, including data centre, automotive, mobile, robotics, networking, home, laptops, TVs, embedded and IoT. You will drive adoption of new features and trends in core processing, accelerators, and system hardware, focusing on improved security, reliability, and performance.
Responsibilities:
Understanding new Arm architecture and IP features, their implementation and what that means for existing software components and tools. Devising how to promote their benefits to software ecosystems and resolve issues that arise in their adoption.
Analysis and deep understanding of software solutions currently deployed in products, in particular the major open-source software projects such as Linux.
Delivering software improvements back to the relevant open-source projects as a reference for Arm customers to create their own systems from.
Working with Arm’s OS, OEM and Silicon Partners to drive standards that enable the optimisation, differentiation, and fast evolution benefits of Arm’s Partner model
Building new software paradigms onto Arm reference hardware designs
Profiling the performance of the system and innovating ways to improve
Leading validation of the functionality, security and safety
You can expect to be working closely with some of the greatest household names in our industry to help develop, optimize, and deliver the software needed to support Arm's pioneering IP, as well as helping Arm grow its role in new market segments.
Required Skills and Experience:
Knowledge of Arm based computer Architecture and the range of SoCs and devices that are created using Arm hardware IP.
Experience of software profiling, instrumentation, and optimization for real world applications and workloads such as AI stacks, run-time compilers and multimedia processing.
Strong understanding of complex multi-component computing systems with demonstrable low-level OS/device driver development or integration experience
Authoritative knowledge of C or C++ development with proficiency with optimizing applications, workloads, and compilers
Understanding of how to rigorously test software and design software for test
Experience of the software lifecycle: has taken complex software from concept to production and maintenance
“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :
Experience with Android, ChromeOS or Windows software and systems
Experience with Linux, Linux distributions, Cloud/Edge applications and networking software
Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence software stacks, algorithms and tooling
Knowledge of multimedia system designs involving GPUs, compositing display processors and image signal processing
Familiarity with System-on-a-Chip architectures
Our UK offices are outstanding places to collaborate. If you are interested but unsure whether you tick all the boxes, we still would love you to reach out! We are keen to welcome versatile people into Arm!
Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.
If skilled worker sponsorship is required, Arm will meet costs associated with sponsorship for the employer only. All fees associated with the individual’s application e.g. visa application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge, will be the responsibility of the successful candidate.
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Hybrid Working at Arm
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Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary Range:
£168,300 - £227,700 per year
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