AI Technical Innovation Lead

Arm Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited is seeking an exceptional technologist with deep AI expertise to translate emerging capabilities into production‑ready AI solutions. You will work across AI Enablement, Delivery, Data, Architecture, Engineering, IT, Compliance, Security, and business teams to shape the AI roadmap and lead experimentation and incubation.

This role focuses on scalable, reusable AI patterns and internal products across Arm’s engineering communities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AI/ML experience across GenAI, LLMs, and agentic systems.
• Strong backend engineering and scalable AI product delivery experience.
• Proficiency with PyTorch, TensorFlow, and ML tooling.
• Experience with LangChain/LangGraph or similar frameworks.
• Knowledge of APIs, microservices, and cloud-native design.

Responsibilities

• Shape Arm’s AI roadmap and incubate reusable AI capabilities.
• Define AI engineering standards for evaluation, observability, testing, and security.
• Architect, build, deploy, and scale AI-enabled products, APIs and services.
• Design and scale AI concepts, mini apps, and enterprise solutions.
• Evaluate models and open-source projects; stay ahead of AI ecosystem shifts.
• Lead experimentation from ideas to MVPs with measurable business value.
• Create guardrails and reusable patterns to enable responsible innovation.
• Collaborate with Engineering IT to improve developer productivity and reliability.

Skills

Deep AI expertise

Python programming

Backend software engineering

ML/DL deployment

LLMs & GenAI

Reinforcement learning

Agentic systems

Observability & security

Responsible AI

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

LangChain

LangGraph

API design

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Job description

This is a hands‑on role for an exceptional technologist with deep AI expertise, a strong passion for AI, and validated software and applied AI engineering skills, translating emerging capabilities and research into scalable, production‑ready AI solutions for Arm.

Working across AI Enablement, Delivery, Data, Architecture, Engineering, IT, Compliance, Security, and business teams, this role will shape Arm’s AI roadmap, lead experimentation and incubation, and turn ideas into reusable patterns, internal products, and measurable business outcomes. It will primarily support the core AI roadmap and key transformation initiatives across Arm.

Responsibilities:

• Bring deep expertise across AI, ML, GenAI, LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, and applied AI engineering to help shape practical, reusable AI capabilities at Arm.
• Define and embed AI engineering standards for evaluation, observability, testing, governance, and operational readiness so solutions are reliable, secure, and ready for use.
• Apply strong software engineering practices to architect, build, deploy, and scale end-to-end products, APIs, services, internal tools, and enterprise applications.
• Design, build, test, and scale AI concepts, internal products, mini apps, and reusable enterprise solutions across AI workflows, API and MCP style integrations, AI coding assistants, and agentic use cases.
• Contribute to Arm’s emerging technical AI roadmap by assessing models, frameworks, whitepapers, open-source projects, and ecosystem shifts, including areas beyond standard enterprise AI.
• Lead AI experimentation and incubation, testing new ideas and turning the most promising into proofs of value, MVPs, and production solutions with clear business outcomes.
• Create and evolve reusable patterns, frameworks, and guardrails, working with teams across Arm to enable responsible innovation across Arm’s engineering communities.
• Identify and reduce risks such as hallucination, prompt injection, data leakage, bias, and unsafe tool use.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering IT to develop agentic and AI solutions that improve the engineering experience and developer productivity.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Deep hands on expertise across AI, ML, GenAI, LLMs, RAG, reinforcement learning, agentic and multi-agent systems, and applied AI engineering.
• Strong software and backend engineering capability, with experience architecting, building, testing, deploying, and scaling AI‑enabled products, APIs, services, microservices, and enterprise solutions, grounded in solid system design, integration, data, CI/CD, observability, security, and cloud‑native practices.
• Strong Python skills and experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, LangChain, LangGraph, or similar.
• Experience with LLM and agentic patterns, including retrieval, orchestration, tool use, evaluation, guardrails, and governed production deployment.
• Solid understanding of AI architecture, cloud platforms, APIs, model‑agnostic design, reusable frameworks, and scalable AI engineering practices.
• Demonstrated ability to turn emerging research, whitepapers, open‑source developments, and new tools into practical, high‑value solutions, moving from concept to MVP and production while balancing speed, engineering quality, and business impact.
• Solid grasp of responsible AI, privacy, governance, model security, risk management, vector databases, retrieval systems, and observability/evals.

Nice To Have Skills and Experience:

• Effectively engaged in applied AI research, emerging technologies and open source ecosystems. Familiarity with robotics, edge AI applications beyond typical enterprise use cases.
• Knowledgeable in AI for sustainability, including energy-efficient architectures and green compute!

In Return:

Joining Arm means being part of a world‑class team that is high‑reaching and determined to achieve outstanding results. You will collaborate with industry leaders and innovators, contributing to flawless service builds that improve our global operations. We provide an encouraging and inclusive environment that encourages continuous learning and professional growth. Your success is our success, and together we can build services that compete on the world stage!

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Our 10x Mindset

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset

Use of AI in Your Application

At Arm, we embrace the benefits AI can bring, including in recruitment. You may use AI to support your preparation, such as improving the clarity of written responses, practicing interview questions, or learning more about our industry. However, your application and interview responses must reflect your own thinking, experience, and abilities. We want to understand your authentic perspective, creativity, and approach to problem solving. As such, you may not use AI to complete assigned tasks as part of any assessments. If you plan to use AI‑supported or assistive technologies as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [e-mail] so we can support you.

Recruitment Adjustments and Accommodations

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working

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

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.