Linux Tools Engineer

arm limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Manchester seeks a passionate developer to join the Quick Tools team. The role involves building tools for energy efficient computing, collaborating with developers, and contributing to new features following Agile practices. Ideal candidates will have cross-platform software development experience and strong interpersonal skills. This position is based in our city center office, promoting a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Opportunity for growth in technology

Qualifications

• Experience delivering work through a team.
• Meaningful experience in developing cross-platform software.
• Ability to review and comment on code.

Responsibilities

• Extend, develop and maintain the suite of tools.
• Design development of new tools based on requirements.
• Contribute new features considering User Experience.

Skills

Team collaboration

Excellent interpersonal skills

Cross-platform software development

Code review in C, C++, Python

Familiarity with Agile methodology

Education

Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience

Job description

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Our Developer Ecosystems group strives to facilitate adoption of Arm technologies by developers. The newly formed Quick Tools team works with the development community and alongside our product tool teams to provide freely downloadable small tools and libraries that aid developers porting and solve performance analysis and related problems.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building tools that help developers forge ahead in energy efficient computing, allowing you an in-depth view of the processes used by developers port to Arm and deliver highly performant applications.

Responsibilities

Working collaboratively as part of the Quick Tools team to extend, develop and maintain our suite of tools.

Design and development of new tools, working with developers and stakeholders to determine requirements

Contributing to new features, including work planning, feature design, and consideration of User Experience

High quality software engineering with code reviews, test, and following modern agile software development process

This position is to be filled in our city centre Manchester office, which hosts numerous teams from across Arm.

Required skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you will have the following essential attributes:

• Proven experience delivering work through a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills. You will need to collaborate with external end developers
• Meaningful experience in developing cross-platform software (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• Ability to review and comment code written in C, C++, Python
• Familiarity with modern software development practises, including source control, automated testing, object-oriented or functional paradigms and the Agile methodology

"Nice to have" Skills and Experience

• Domain experience with debugging performance problems on Windows or Linux systems
• A degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience

If you think you could contribute to our team, apply below, even if you don't meet all these requirements we would love to hear from you!

In return:

From automation to AI to ML, we design technology that changes people’s lives. Arm technology reaches over 70% of the world’s population and is in 95% of all connected devices! We’re a diverse, global team with a common passion for unlocking the power of technology for everyone. Whether you’re new to your career or highly experienced in your role, you’ll love it here.