Director, Systems Software Engineering (Kernel & Performance)

Arm

Cambridge

Hybrid

GBP 168,000 - 228,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Cambridge

Clear progression to Senior Director

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a broad organisation spanning Systems Software (Kernel, Firmware, Power), Userspace (Performance and Enablement) and System Modelling tools. You’ll guide a distributed team of 60+ engineers within a wider organisation of 300+, shaping software that directly influences performance and scalability of Arm-based platforms.

You’ll build leadership capability, set roadmaps, and collaborate with architecture, hardware and product groups to

Qualifications

Must have deep experience leading large, distributed software engineering teams.
Strong systems software background with kernel, drivers, or related areas.
Proven track record delivering measurable performance and efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

Lead a globally distributed organisation of 60+ engineers.
Align priorities across kernel, drivers and userspace teams.
Collaborate with architecture, hardware and product groups to deliver co-optimised solutions.
Set clear roadmaps balancing near-term delivery with long-term strategy.
Develop leadership capability and grow senior engineers.
Influence across the organisation to align teams around shared goals.