Director of Software Architecture

Camwebdir; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Software Architect to shape software strategy across computing segments, focusing on security, reliability and performance for Arm-based systems. You will collaborate with OS, OEM and silicon partners to drive standards and deliver new software paradigms on Arm reference hardware.

Based in Arm offices in Cambridge, Budapest or Bangalore, you will lead integration with major open-source projects, profile and optimize software for AI stacks, Linux distributions, and multimedia

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Arm-based architecture and devices.
• Experience profiling, instrumentation, and optimization for real-world workloads.
• Strong low-level OS and driver development experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand new Arm architecture and IP features and promote their benefits to software ecosystems.
• Analyze existing software solutions, including major open-source projects such as Linux.
• Deliver software improvements back to open-source projects as references for customers.
• Work with OS, OEM and Silicon Partners to drive standards for Arm's Partner model.
• Build new software paradigms on Arm reference hardware designs.
• Profile system performance and innovate ways to improve it.
• Lead validation of functionality, security and safety.
• Collaborate with leading technology brands to develop and deliver software for Arm IP.

Skills

Arm architecture

Profiling & optimization

OS & driver development

C/C++ development

Software testing

Software lifecycle

Tools

Linux

Job description

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

In Return:

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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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.

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