Principal Software Engineer in Test

arm limited; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Bristol is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Test to lead QA efforts in developing automated solutions for firmware. The ideal candidate has a strong background in quality assurance and test automation, with programming skills in C, Python, and Bash. The role offers the opportunity to work with a global team to enhance computing infrastructure and contribute to innovative technology.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Quality Assurance and Test automation of product quality software.
• Hands on experience of test code development and automation for firmware or system software.
• System validation experience of platforms utilizing UEFI and ACPI.
• Engineering management experience leading a diverse team across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Build automated test solutions to deliver production quality firmware.
• Specify test architecture and scenarios for validating firmware.
• Provide technical leadership and line management of a distributed QA team.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Test automation

C programming

Python programming

Bash scripting

System validation

Computer architecture understanding

Job description

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Principal Software Engineer in Test, Bristol

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Client:

arm limited

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

Arm has built the world’s most pervasive compute architecture, and we’ve led many of the technology revolutions that impact the day-to-day lives of people everywhere. The Future of Infrastructure is Built on Arm. Now we are building new software teams to take us to the next level.

Technology built on Arm is all around us, from industrial and automotive applications, to the IoT, to the desktop and data center. ‘Wherever Computing Happens’, we need to enable Arm by providing software solutions that interface higher-level software stacks with the hardware itself.

Job Overview:

Arm is seeking skilled, experienced, and highly motivated Software QA Team Leader, located in Bristol, to join our Software Engineering group. As a member of the System Solutions team, you will have the opportunity to enable the evolution of Computing Infrastructure using Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems. You will be working with a distributed team spread across Arm’s worldwide engineering centers. Your primary responsibilities will include ensuring firmware developed for Arm Neoverse CSS platforms is product ready.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for building automated test solutions to deliver production quality firmware together with established teams working on open-source software stack for server platforms. You will be able to specify test architecture and test scenarios for validating firmware to both Arm internal and customer specified test specifications across various test categories - Compliance, Stress, Accelerated life, Strife, Reliability, Performance, and robustness. You will play a key role in specifying appropriate tooling options for different types of testing and provide inputs on CI design and setup. You will provide technical leadership and line management of a distributed QA team.

Are you are looking for a unique opportunity to build and lead a successful QA team transforming computing infrastructure landscape? We would like to hear from you!

Required Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in Quality Assurance and Test automation of product quality software, preferably for server ecosystem.
• Hands on experience of test code development and automation for firmware or system software. Excellent programming skills in C, Python and Bash scripts are required.
• System validation experience of platforms utilizing UEFI and ACPI for technologies such as RAS, Virtualization, Power Management, PCI-E and CXL.
• Engineering management experience leading a diverse team spread across multiple locations.
• Good understanding of computer architecture, micro architecture concepts – ideally for the Arm architecture.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience in validation of production quality firmware in server segment.
• Exposure to static and dynamic code analysis tools.
• Familiarity with Arm SystemReady SR Compliance Program
• Experience with Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices.
• Familiarity with open-source projects such as Linux Kernel, TF-A, EDK II and OpenBMC.

In Return:

Arm Neoverse is the foundation for the next era of digital infrastructure. This role provides an outstanding opportunity to develop and contribute to the success of Arm Neoverse CSS based solutions.