Senior Firmware & Systems Lead

Arm Limited; France; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Sophia Antipolis to lead a firmware team and drive the evolution of Arm’s AI-ready software ecosystem. You will guide architecture, collaborate across distributed teams, and shape software stacks for Arm reference platforms.

The role requires expertise in embedded C, Linux development, and experience with open-source projects such as Linux kernel, TF-A/TF-M, UEFI EDK II, and OpenBMC.

Qualifications

• Experience and skills for people management including recruiting, mentoring and team-building.
• Strong background in embedded C programming with debugging and optimization skills.
• Expertise in Linux development, OS fundamentals, device drivers and kernel modules, plus computer architecture concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and line management to a firmware team.
• Drive team performance and continuous improvement.
• Analyze industry specs and roadmaps, break down tasks, and support project plans.
• Collaborate with distributed teams and technical leads to deliver roadmap commitments.
• Lead development practices for efficient, high-quality software across Arm reference platforms.

Skills

People management

Embedded C

Linux development

Agile / CI / testing

Open-source collaboration

Tools

Linux kernel

TF-A / TF-M

UEFI EDK II

OpenBMC

Job description

Arm is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Sophia Antipolis to lead a firmware team and drive the evolution of Arm’s AI-ready software ecosystem. You will guide architecture, collaborate across distributed teams, and shape software stacks for Arm reference platforms.

The role requires expertise in embedded C, Linux development, and experience with open-source projects such as Linux kernel, TF-A/TF-M, UEFI EDK II, and OpenBMC.