Principal Software Engineer

Arm has built the world’s most pervasive compute architecture, powering computing wherever it happens – from embedded and automotive systems to cloud and data center infrastructure. As Arm continues to grow its presence in server and infrastructure markets, system software plays a critical role in enabling high-quality, production-ready platforms for customers and partners.

This role sits within Arm’s System Solutions software organization, working on software for Arm Neoverse–based platforms,from early bring-up and validation on pre-silicon platforms through to production-quality firmware on real silicon, while providing technical and people leadership for a focus group responsible for key platform capabilities that contribute to system robustness, performance, observability, and overall user experience.

We are looking for principal engineer with strong system software expertise, with the capability and motivation to lead and grow a team while shaping the direction and delivery of system software in Arm’s infrastructure portfolio.

Job purpose and accountabilities

Arm has built the world’s most pervasive compute architecture, powering computing wherever it happens – from embedded and automotive systems to cloud and data center infrastructure. As Arm continues to grow its presence in server and infrastructure markets, system software plays a critical role in enabling high-quality, production-ready platforms for customers and partners.

This role sits within Arm’s System Solutions software organization, working on software for Arm Neoverse–based platforms, from early bring-up and validation on pre-silicon platforms through to production-quality firmware on real silicon, while providing technical and people leadership for a focus group responsible for key platform capabilities that contribute to system robustness, performance, observability, and overall user experience.

We are looking for a principal engineer with strong system software expertise, with the capability and motivation to lead and grow a team while shaping the direction and delivery of system software in Arm’s infrastructure portfolio.

Job purpose and accountabilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set direction and priorities for the team, ensuring delivery of high-quality software aligned with platform strategy and customer needs. Lead, coach, and develop engineers, enabling delivery through clear goals, effective delegation, and strong technical guidance.
• Remain technically engaged by participating in design discussions, reviewing designs and critical code, and contributing hands-on when appropriate to guide or unblock the team.
• Work closely with peer engineering teams, QA, and customer-facing organizations to ensure coherent delivery across the wider platform. Represent the team in technical discussions and reviews, contributing to broader platform-level decisions.

Skills and experience:

Required

• 14+ years of industry experience building complex system software, paired with proven people leadership and a strong track record of delivery.
• Background in firmware development on pre-silicon and silicon platforms (preferably on Arm-based systems), demonstrated through ownership, review, and guidance of complex technical designs.
• Sound technical judgment, including assessing trade-offs, managing technical risk, and sustaining long-term software quality.
• System software experience with Infra-scale platforms and associated features like RAS, Virtualization, Power Management, BMC, Telemetry, Debug, Diagnostics, etc.
• Solid understanding of software development standard processes, including testing strategies, CI, and release considerations.
• Strong communication skills and a track record of effective collaboration across teams and sites.

Nice to have

• Experience working on server or infrastructure platforms, including customer- or production-facing environments.
• Understanding of system architecture (preferably Arm), OS fundamentals, bootloaders, and device drivers.
• Experience working with open-source software or upstream communities.
• Experience working in globally distributed teams.

Accommodations at Arm

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Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

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.